Boxer Would Boost Annual Federal Budget by $44 Billion, Jones by $3 Billion, Study of Senate Candidates' Platforms Shows

U.S. Newswire › October 15, 2004

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The policy differences between U.S. Senate candidates Barbara Boxer and Bill Jones translate into $41 billion worth of fiscal differences too, according to a non-partisan study released today by the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF).

"Some pundits dismiss campaign-trail rhetoric as meaningless, but the candidates' words can provide quantifiable clues about how they would impact the federal budget if voters send them to Congress," said NTUF Senior Policy Analyst and study author Demian Brady.

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Boxer Would Boost Annual Federal Budget by $44 Billion, Jones by $3 Billion, Study of Senate Candidates' Platforms Shows

In preparing his analysis, Brady utilized the campaign websites of the two leading contenders in California's U.S. Senate race to gather information on an...

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