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On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
Maybe the Democrats want to insist that the stimulus money stay in there. We go after the remaining portion, $2 billion. Maybe they think that's a bad thing and maybe we should get more out of it. But rather than just having the same old drama over and over again, hiding behind children and seniors and Pell Grants and everything else, why not come to the table and say, ``Here are our cuts''? Mr. Speaker, this is 2.6 percent. That is to say that if I owed you a dollar and paid you back 97 cents, sure, you might still want that 3 cents from me, but, you know, you're pretty doggone close. This is a 2 percent reduction in a $3.7 trillion budget. Now, if the Democrats don't like it, don't call it slashing and burning and all these other descriptions that are lively and make for good rhetoric and good drama. But if anything is irresponsible, it's irresponsible to call a cut of 2.6 percent reckless.
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Georgia
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The speaker addresses budget cuts and the rhetoric surrounding them.

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