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Steve Buyer: “The only thing I would note, as I listened to the Speaker speak in the well, is that when the Republicans presented…”

On the recordJune 15, 2007
The only thing I would note, as I listened to the Speaker speak in the well, is that when the Republicans presented their budget proposal as an alternative, we spent $8 billion more than the majority in the 10-year scope, actually in the 5-year budget plan, $8 billion more. And we did it without increasing taxes. So what everybody needs to understand here is, yes, we are increasing money here to veterans, but these are also the very same veterans which are about to be taxed.
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Steve Buyer
Indiana

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Discussing budget proposals and their impact on veterans during a House floor debate.

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