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On the recordMarch 1, 2010
We must get our debt problems under control and there is no better time than now. That is why I've been down here demanding that this bill be paid for. I support the programs in the bill we are discussing and if the extension of those programs were paid for, I would gladly support the bill.
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Jim Bunning

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Senator Bunning emphasizes the importance of controlling debt and insists that the bill should be paid for.

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