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John Campbell: “Tonight, we are going to show you why, why that is not the budget that should pass, why that is not the budget that…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2007
Tonight, we are going to show you why, why that is not the budget that should pass, why that is not the budget that should govern the United States taxpayers' money over the next year. This budget that we will see later this week proposed by the Democrat majority has the largest tax increase in American history. Let me say that again: this budget you will see the Democrats propose this week has the largest tax increase in American history. It has no reform of any of the entitlements. If we are going to save Medicare, we are going to save Social Security for future generations, as we will explain to you later, they are unsustainable. They have to be reformed. They do not save or preserve the Social Security surplus.
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John Campbell
California

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Discussing the proposed 2008 fiscal year budget and its implications during House floor debate.

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