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On the recordJanuary 18, 2012
I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. The 10-year figure for that deficit from the CBO itself, $5.1 trillion in deficit spending. And again, the same Republicans who spend $915 billion here in December are again saying now that the credit card bill has come due, they somehow don't want to pay it. With that, Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
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Jared Polis
Democratic · Colorado
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Jan 18, 2012

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