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Danny Davis: “This does not require the President, as I understand it, to support any tax cut. He could have full funding for…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 1996
This does not require the President, as I understand it, to support any tax cut. He could have full funding for Medicare. He could add money to Medicare over and above what the law allows, add more money to the environment, add more money to education. I guess the bottom line is it just requires the numbers to add up by the year 2002. Is that correct?
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing budgetary implications and funding priorities during a floor speech.

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