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On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
His plan as Speaker...would reduce the amount of non-discretionary spending in this country to its lowest level.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth critiques Paul Ryan's budget plan for its spending cuts.

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