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On the recordMay 3, 2011
the deficit should be addressed by enacting yet another tax cut bonanza for those at the top while ripping the social safety net for seniors, people with disabilities, and low income.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin condemns budget cuts targeting vulnerable populations to address the deficit.

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