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Bill Archer: Figures do not lie, but, figures here can be so distorted. In 1981 there was a tax reduction. There were not the precise…

On the recordApril 5, 1995
Figures do not lie, but, figures here can be so distorted. In 1981 there was a tax reduction. There were not the precise spending cuts that the gentleman from Ohio has insisted on and are in this bill. This will be precisely paid for, as confirmed by CBO figures. Not only that, but over and above the tax cuts it will reduce the deficit by $30 billion more than the Democrat President's budget proposal, by CBO numbers. So the gentleman just is not on track with his figures.
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Bill Archer
Texas

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Responding to claims about tax cuts and spending during a debate on budget proposals.

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