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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
I don't like H.R. 1. I had a proposal that indicated that we should take Lee Iacocca's approach and cut everybody across the board some amount.
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Tom Latham
Iowa

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Latham shares his disagreement with H.R. 1 and suggests a different budget approach.

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