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Jerry Lewis: The gentlewoman and I have had differences on this subject before. I no longer serve on the committee, as we all know. I…

On the recordOctober 5, 2001
The gentlewoman and I have had differences on this subject before. I no longer serve on the committee, as we all know. I do spend a lot of time there because of my work. Having said that, I remember our debates on the floor regarding whether our budget should be public or not. The gentlewoman wanted to do that.
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Jerry Lewis
California

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Discussing past debates on budget transparency.

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