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On the recordApril 14, 2010
I think that we could have avoided some of these budget increases had we not been dealing with healthcare reform.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski suggests healthcare reform contributed to budget increases.

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