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On the recordFebruary 13, 2012
If you are going to get off on Medicare and Medicaid, maybe you could help persuade some on the other side of the aisle that addressing those entitlements would be a good way for us to help reduce our budget deficit.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Kyl emphasizes the need for bipartisan support on entitlement reforms to address the budget deficit.

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