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On the recordJuly 30, 2012
This language is somewhat confusing. There is no process or method for determining whether or not a transfer would increase the deficit.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso points out ambiguities in the bill regarding deficit transfers.

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