On the recordMarch 8, 2001
We favor tax cuts, but we do not favor a bigger debt. We are not in favor of running up the debt another $5.7 trillion. We are not in favor of our children having to pay off this debt. We are not in favor of not having a budget, not having a spending plan that will protect our children and protect Social Security and Medicare like both parties have over and over promised to do; provide an education for our children; do a better job for our national defense; take care of our farmers and our agricultural industry in this country and provide better infrastructure. We all know we have to do that to be a successful Nation, and at the same time we can have these tax cuts but we need to have a budget first. This is absolutely ridiculous.
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