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Christopher Shays: “I have waited 20 years for the opportunity we have. I was a State legislator. I saw the Congress deficit spend. I served…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1995
I have waited 20 years for the opportunity we have. I was a State legislator. I saw the Congress deficit spend. I served here 8 years. The gentleman from Louisiana has been here much longer. We have an incredible opportunity to get our financial house in order, balance the budget, save Medicare and some of our other trust funds and change our corporate and social welfare state into an opportunity for society. This chance is here. It can happen on a bipartisan basis.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut
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Discussing the opportunity to balance the budget and reform welfare during a speech.

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