The problem we have is that section 3(b) requires that the congressional budget resolution show receipts, outlays, and surpluses in the OASDI trust fund, while section 5 prohibits it. Am I correct? I had to ask staff to make sure I am correctly interpreting that. Why the contradiction? Is this a result of midnight compromises made on how this bill was to be drafted?
Questioning contradictions in the congressional budget resolution during a floor debate.
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