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Paul Cook: Quite frankly, that is our job. That is Congress' job. It is not the President's job.

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
Quite frankly, that is our job. That is Congress' job. It is not the President's job.
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Paul Cook
California

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Cook asserts that budget management is the responsibility of Congress, not the President.

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