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Sam Brownback: Because I think we owe it to the taxpayer, in these times of, you know, record deficits, to say, 'What is it we can do…

On the recordMarch 1, 2010
Because I think we owe it to the taxpayer, in these times of, you know, record deficits, to say, 'What is it we can do to get this number down?'
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Sam Brownback
Republican · Kansas

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Brownback emphasizes the need to reduce the budget due to record deficits.

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