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The term "pay-fors" is used by lawmakers to signal cuts or tax increases used to pay for new spending Demogoguery greatbear - 6/2/11 7:08am
Crooks and Liars John Amato 2011
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The term "pay-fors" is used by lawmakers to signal cuts or tax increases used to pay for new spending.
Crooks and Liars murshedz 2011
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Camp specified that the focus of Wednesday's meeting was on the policy of the expiring provisions, not how to balance their cost with spending cuts or tax increases, often called "pay-fors."
Payroll-Tax-Cut Extension Gets Bipartisan Backing Kristina Peterson 2012
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Balancing Act pay-fors Camp specified that the focus of Wednesday's meeting was on the policy of the expiring provisions, not how to balance their cost with spending cuts or tax increases, often called "pay-fors."
Week in Words Erin McKean 2012
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McConnell saw no chance of Congress accepting the president's so-called pay-fors.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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McConnell saw no chance of Congress accepting the president's so-called pay-fors.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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The impasse over how to pay for it has boiled over into a year-end political war, with both parties offering so-called "pay-fors" that they know can't clear both chambers of Congress.
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McConnell saw no chance of Congress accepting the president's so-called pay-fors.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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McConnell saw no chance of Congress accepting the president's so-called pay-fors.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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McConnell saw no chance of Congress accepting the president's so-called pay-fors.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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