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Sen. Paul Simon: “Look down to 1930--I was born in 1928. You will see I will spend about an average of 30 percent. The Senator from New…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 1994
Look down to 1930--I was born in 1928. You will see I will spend about an average of 30 percent. The Senator from New York, born roughly the same time, maybe a little before me, roughly the same.
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Sen. Paul Simon
Illinois

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The speaker reflects on their birth year and spending habits in relation to a fellow senator.

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