03/14/2011
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"Thank you. According to CBO, Federal revenues are expected to reach $3 trillion this year, or 17.5 percent of the economy, which is just a little bit below a 40-year average."
"So, simply put, it is not in our economic interest to shrink the size of the workforce."
"CBO now projects that the Affordable Care Act would reduce the number of full-time equivalent workers by about 2 million by 2017, 2.5 million by 2024."
"Yes, Senator. We think the Federal budget is on an unsustainable path."