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On the recordJune 13, 2019
I can't stress enough just how important it is to the future of this country that we take desperately needed steps to rein in our national debt and restore some fiscal sanity to this Chamber. H.R. 2740 is an unserious proposal that will not be signed into law by President Trump. I would ask all my colleagues to think about, again, their grandkids, their kids, and their great-grandkids before casting their vote. If we can't cut just 1 percent of one spending division on a bipartisan basis, then how will Congress ever get spending under control? Mr. Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote on my amendment today, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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Rick Allen
Republican · Georgia

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