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Thomas Foley: “The lockbox, much like a savings account, would allow us to earmark that money for deficit reduction. ... Lockbox will…”

On the recordMay 14, 1997
The lockbox, much like a savings account, would allow us to earmark that money for deficit reduction. ... Lockbox will provide fiscal sanity and integrity for the U.S. Congress.
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Thomas Foley
Washington

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Discussing the Crapo-Harman-Foley amendment for a fiscal lockbox.

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