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This page contains letters signed by elected officials,
usually written to the President or relevant members of Congress.
01-BDC2
on May 9, 2001
Blue Dog budget framework - Set tax and spending priorities within a five year budget framework instead of using ten-year budget projections to allow for backloaded tax cuts or spending increases
- Require all tax or spending initiatives to be fully implemented within the five year budget window
- Retire over half of the publicly held debt by 2006
- Devote one-quarter of the [non-Social Security] surplus to tax cuts retroactive to 2001, for a net tax cut of $180 billion from 2001-2006
- Establish realistic discretionary spending caps which will restrain spending but also provide room to fund new initiatives without relying on unspecified or unrealistic spending.
- Topic: Budget & Economy
- Headline: Retire half the public debt by 2006
(Score: 0)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
Republicans
participating in 01-BDC2 |
Independents
participating in 01-BDC2 |
| Brad Carson |
s1s | OK 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative |
| Chris John |
s1s | LA 2004 former Democratic challenger; US Representative |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
58
Republicans:
0
Independents:
2 |
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