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Jim Bunning: If we can't find $10 billion to pay for something that we all support, we will never pay for anything on the floor of…

On the recordFebruary 28, 2010
If we can't find $10 billion to pay for something that we all support, we will never pay for anything on the floor of this U.S. Senate.
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Jim Bunning

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Senator Bunning explains his stance on extending benefits, emphasizing the need to pay for them without adding to the deficit.

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