In 2002, members of Congress decided not to honor the pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) procedure because

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At the time, the US was engaged in the war on terror and the Iraq war, both of which required significant funding. Therefore, Congress abandoned the PAYGO procedure, which requires that any new spending or tax cuts be offset with savings or revenue increases, in order to avoid cutting federal spending on these endeavors.

In 2002, Members of Congress Decided Not to Honor the Pay-As-You-Go