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John Sarbanes: “I ask the ranking member of the Budget Committee, with these record deficits and this incredible buildup of debt which…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2003
I ask the ranking member of the Budget Committee, with these record deficits and this incredible buildup of debt which would flow out of the administration's policy, who is going to carry the burden of that debt? Will not the same men and women who are now fighting out in the Middle East, when they come home, have that debt settle upon them? And in the meantime, very big tax cuts are being given to very wealthy people. What sacrifice are the people who have been most favored in our society economically making in order to meet this economic crisis? There is no sacrifice on their part.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland
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Discussing the impact of budget deficits and tax cuts during a Senate floor debate.

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