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Joe Biden: “I say to my friend, I didn't want to debate it. I was trying to get the facts. The facts are that, notwithstanding what…”

On the recordJune 22, 2004
I say to my friend, I didn't want to debate it. I was trying to get the facts. The facts are that, notwithstanding what he suggested he has saved by budget points of order, he brought a budget to the Senate floor that is in deficit over $400 billion.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Discussing budget deficits during a Senate debate.

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