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David Obey: as I understand it, if that proviso is stricken, then the CBO is estimating that this bill will be $479 billion above…

On the recordJune 13, 2000
as I understand it, if that proviso is stricken, then the CBO is estimating that this bill will be $479 billion above the budget cap in budget authority and $1.7 billion in outlays. I want to make sure I understand what these numbers are. I understand that the committee itself is estimating that if the supplemental passes that, then this bill would be in excess of the budget cap by $500 million in budget authority and $217 million in outlays. Since the argument is being made that Democratic amendments are breaching the ceilings, I think it is interesting to note that if this point of order lies, that the committee bill itself will be in excess of the amount in the budget resolution. I would ask either the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Porter) or the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), do these numbers correspond with your understanding of the situation?
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Discussing budget estimates related to a bill during a House floor debate.

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