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On the recordDecember 6, 2010
The point I am trying to make is--and he made it so well--that 10 months' work to find $4 trillion that we could reduce from the deficit would be wiped out by the insistence on the other side of continuing these Bush tax cuts indefinitely. I argued, and continue to argue, do what we have to do now to get out of this recession, but as soon as we see a positive, solid footing for this economy, let's start stepping forward and be very serious about this deficit reduction. I think the Commission gives us a roadmap.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Dec 6, 2010

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Senator Durbin discusses the impact of extending Bush tax cuts on deficit reduction efforts.

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