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Paul Ryan: “This is part of our larger effort, which is in our substitute. But what this will do is allow to have a sequester to…”

On the recordJune 24, 2004
This is part of our larger effort, which is in our substitute. But what this will do is allow to have a sequester to kick in if Congress exceeds its spending items. Just like the sequesters we have talked about before in the old Committee on the Budget days, if Congress overspends, because we have this in law, a sequester kicks in and brings spending back into conformity with the budget.
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Paul Ryan
Wisconsin

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Discussing a proposed sequester mechanism to control congressional spending.

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