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Andrea Joy Campbell: The big deal is we do not have the time left. The clock is way past midnight on the budget and the debt of the United…

On the recordJanuary 3, 1996
The big deal is we do not have the time left. The clock is way past midnight on the budget and the debt of the United States. The point is we cannot afford that amount of time when we have 7 years to the halfway point before the baby-boomers start retiring. But the problem is it will only be worse in 1 year, and we also have an obligation. The question was asked by the gentleman what harm from reopening the Government while the discussions continue? There is no harm in reopening the Government while the discussions continue. The harm is the expenditures under the continuing resolution that it would take to keep the Government open for a period of 12 months.
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Andrea Joy Campbell
Massachusetts

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Discussing the urgency of addressing the U.S. budget and debt situation.

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