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To: All; Kevin in California
Boehner's office has released an outline addressing many issues:

http://www.speaker.gov/UploadedFiles/3-7-31-11-Debt-Framework-Boehner.pdf

On taxes and the committee, it says this:

Under the framework, the Joint Committee of Congress will work off a current-law baseline, as required by the 1974 Budget Act, effectively making it impossible for Joint Committee to increase taxes.

41 posted on 08/01/2011 11:21:07 AM PDT by newzjunkey (Next: coalescing behind ONE "Balanced Budget Amendment" (BBA))
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To: newzjunkey

Yeah sure.....and how many times have you heard one thing..and something else happens.

They are monkeying around with the Baseline to make their claims.


49 posted on 08/01/2011 11:22:53 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: newzjunkey
That is such a crock.

Baseline Budgeting Makes Real Cuts Impossible in Washington

Speaker Boehner, you are a poltroon.

50 posted on 08/01/2011 11:23:09 AM PDT by mewzilla (Forget a third party. We need a second one.)
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To: newzjunkey
will work off a current-law baseline

which INCREASES SPENDING 8% EVERY YEAR by law

156 posted on 08/01/2011 11:59:56 AM PDT by kcvl
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