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On the recordDecember 14, 2023
I would point out that the money from the IRS was not a pay-for. It actually increased the deficit. Under the rules of the House, the people who decide how to score those things scored it as adding money to it. It wasn't a pay-for. It was going after the IRS to appease people so they could vote for the larger package. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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