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On the recordMarch 28, 2011
we need to get some answers as to what the real substantial proposals are, how we are going to pay for them, and how the taxpayer is going to be affected.
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Tom Latham
Iowa

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Call for clarity on budget proposals and their impact on taxpayers.

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