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Lynn C. Woolsey: Actually, no one can envy the job of this committee that you are faced with in this Congress, because it is going to be…

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
Actually, no one can envy the job of this committee that you are faced with in this Congress, because it is going to be so hard to make a budget work with the numbers that confront us with this continuing financial crisis.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California

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Comments on the challenges of creating a budget during a financial crisis.

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