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On the recordFebruary 25, 2010
A question. OK. If all the things that have been said on the other side are true, all of the programs you have talked about could have been extended and for much longer periods if Senator Reid, your leader, had not blown up the bipartisan jobs bill agreed to by the chairman of the Finance Committee and the ranking member, Senator Baucus and Senator Grassley, and jammed through his own bill which we talked about; and all the spending forces of that compromise, of those programs that you are talking about, were paid for in that bill. Explain that to the American people.
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Jim Bunning

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Senator Bunning is addressing the impact of legislative decisions on job programs.

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