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Clay Higgins: “It cuts infrastructure spending by $5.7 trillion over 10 years. {time} 1930 It doesn't do anything to the defense…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
It cuts infrastructure spending by $5.7 trillion over 10 years. {time} 1930 It doesn't do anything to the defense spending. So while we, the advocates of increased infrastructure spending, want to nation-build here at home, in America, the Ryan budget wants to continue to nation- build in Afghanistan and Iraq and other places. World War II ended in 1945. We still have 52,000 U.S. soldiers in Germany. We still have 49,000 U.S. soldiers in Japan. We still have 10,000 U.S. soldiers in Italy. We need to bring them home and nation- build here. And that's the Paul Ryan budget, not the Tim Ryan budget.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana
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Mar 12, 2013

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