This reconciliation process really is a package, in which you have to consider not only the spending cuts but the tax cuts they are pushing through, as well as the increase in the debt. Am I correct that this reconciliation package includes raising the debt limit by some $800 billion?
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I hope that today's hearing is the first step in continuing that legacy of strong bipartisan support for the Chesapeake Bay in this Congress.
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