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On the recordJune 26, 1996
They say one thing; the Congressional Budget Office says the other. They are diametrically opposed on this question of the tail spending. I think that is the most that can be stated out of this debate. It is kind of like that great statement, ``If you take the economists and you lay them end to end all around the Earth, they still don't reach a conclusion.'' Is that not right, Senator?
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing differing views on tail spending during a Senate debate.

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