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Christopher Shays: And the total increase, if I might add, of 50 percent during that time. From $24 billion to $36 billion. Only in this…

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
And the total increase, if I might add, of 50 percent during that time. From $24 billion to $36 billion. Only in this city would someone call that a cut.
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

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Discussing budget increases during a House floor debate.

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