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Pete Sessions: “It's a good thing we're here on the floor of the House where we're exempt from things like deceptive practices, because…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2010
It's a good thing we're here on the floor of the House where we're exempt from things like deceptive practices, because this body would be guilty today. Here we are with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. Madam Speaker, 32 pages of this 56-page bill are exemptions to pay-as-you-go. So 32 pages are--Oh, we say we're going to have pay-as-you-go--but 32 of the 56 pages are, I'm sorry, but it does not apply to the following items. Madam Speaker, that's deceptive.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas
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govinfo.gov
Feb 4, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker criticizes the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 for containing numerous exemptions.

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