03/08/2011
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"Our future prosperity and the prosperity of our kids and our kids' kids, is at stake right now."
"I think a society ultimately will be judged by the ways in which, even in difficult times, priorities are chosen."
"But in recent years, our Nation's status in that regard has been threatened."
"When you consider how much funding was needed to keep up with inflation, the cut was more like $1.3 billion."