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On the recordApril 14, 2011
I welcome our friend from Georgia, and I would just say that we agree on one thing: that this budget does pose a fundamental choice. And that's what we're here to debate about. And we believe that it's just wrong to be providing another round of big tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans when you're ending the Medicare guarantee, when you're cutting investments in kids' education. Those are choices that we shouldn't be making. We are going to present, and have presented, a Democratic alternative that we think provides a balanced approach. With that, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel).
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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