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Chris Murphy: Just for brief comments, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, I think you are right. I think the American people, this process may be…

On the recordJanuary 29, 2007
Just for brief comments, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, I think you are right. I think the American people, this process may be mystifying to them at some level, but they didn't send us here to just bring back the world. They understood that things needed to be put in order. They understood that there were going to have to be some difficult decisions made here; and, quite frankly, I think they realized that a lot of the decisions that were being made here over the past 12 years, in particular over the last few years, unfortunately, when this government decided to give, they were giving to the wrong people. And, in fact, they found the means to give out some favors, to give out some money. They just happened to be giving it to the people that didn't need anything more. So we can start making those different decisions. But, before we do that, it is going to take a little while to sweep up the shop room floor. And that is what we are doing now.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the need for difficult decisions in government spending and priorities.

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