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Dana Rohrabacher: “I personally would go a lot further than what the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Walker] has, but he wants to be…”

On the recordOctober 11, 1995
I personally would go a lot further than what the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Walker] has, but he wants to be responsible and try to make sure everybody can vote for this, and he is letting Dana Rohrabacher be the radical here. But the fact is I would even be more strenuous in cutting down the budget than the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Walker]. He is being frugal, but not irresponsible. Now what we find is even a frugal approach is being rejected by the other side of the aisle.
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Discussing budget proposals and objections during a House floor debate.

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