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Highway Bill Passes Congress, WSJ Blasts “Fiscal Accounting Hocus Pocus”
Submitted by Melinda L. Secor on Sun, 2012-07-01 00:00
"The bill relies on an $18.8 billion general revenue bailout, which even by the rosiest estimates, will not be offset for 10 years. Yes, this is another two-year funding bill being paid for by 10 years of offsets. This is the new normal in Washington."
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