Roosevelt once said, ``We have nothing to fear but fear itself,'' and you have taken that and turned it on its head and said, ``all we have to offer is fear.'' This is a new direction versus a status quo budget. There are clear choices, and I am glad that we balance the budget.
Critiquing the budget approach during a floor speech.
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