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Barack Obama: “We're in rough agreement about how much spending can be cut responsibly as a first step toward reducing our deficit.”

On the recordJuly 28, 2011
We're in rough agreement about how much spending can be cut responsibly as a first step toward reducing our deficit.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Federal Budget

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