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On the recordDecember 15, 2009
I would rather, if this is as aggressive as you can get through the House and Senate, then I would support it because any small adjustment there that even on the margin helps control it I think is a good thing.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Expressing support for any measures that help control spending.

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