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On the recordMarch 10, 2009
In addition, the President's budget proposes to restore statutory pay-as-you-go rules, which were critical, and that can get us back to fiscal responsibility.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Scott supports restoring fiscal responsibility through pay-as-you-go rules.

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