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On the recordMay 8, 1997
I say most respectfully that we are operating a debate to try to confuse people. Let me see if I can put forward a simple fact to seek clarity. There was an error. We all acknowledge it. But, Mr. President, the error was not in the law. It was in the bean counts. The Senator from New Mexico is the chief bean counter, as chairman of the Budget Committee. It was the person running the green eyeshades, the calculators, the computers, adding, subtracting, and interpreting the law. They interpreted the law wrong. The law was not in error. It was the people running the calculators.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Addressing errors in budget calculations during a Senate debate.

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