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On the recordMarch 30, 2004
Whether the deficit is 100,000 or 15,000 words, it is too much. The good news is this: We can do something about it. We can do something about it today. We can do something about it in 25 minutes when we vote on the Snowe-Dodd amendment. That is what we need to do.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Addressing the federal deficit during Senate floor debate.

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