Diana DeGette: “The only body that can actually make cuts is Congress when it passes…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2011

The only body that can actually make cuts is Congress when it passes those 12 appropriations bills, right?

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DeGette clarifies that only Congress can make actual budget cuts.

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Diana DeGette: “The only body that can actually make cuts is Congress when it passes those 12 appropriations bills, right?”