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Jay Dickey: How can we say that we have true spending cuts if it is not going to reduce the deficit? That is what I think the people…

On the recordMarch 9, 1994
How can we say that we have true spending cuts if it is not going to reduce the deficit? That is what I think the people of America are impatient with. They are tired of it, and I think we have to answer to them.
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Jay Dickey
Arkansas

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Discussing the effectiveness of spending cuts in relation to the deficit.

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