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Jane Harman: “I appreciate the request, and I will consider the request, and I certainly do see progress here. I am extremely…”

On the recordJuly 12, 1995
I appreciate the request, and I will consider the request, and I certainly do see progress here. I am extremely encouraged by the statements that were just made, and I would just like to commend the gentleman from Idaho since he was mentioned. He is a classmate of mine, and he and I and many others have worked on this issue for over 2 rac{1}{2} years, through two Congresses. The lockbox has wide popularity in this body and enormous popularity with the public. I think that if we can enact a real lockbox, as you have just described it, we will have done a great service for the American people. We will be well on the way to balancing the budget which we all support.
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Jane Harman
California
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Discussing the importance of a budget lockbox during a congressional debate.

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