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John Sarbanes: “You are telling me it is real money. Absolutely. The Senator is absolutely right. This budget is kind of you see this…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2004
You are telling me it is real money. Absolutely. The Senator is absolutely right. This budget is kind of you see this, but you do not see what is behind the scenes, what is coming. We cut off the picture and look at a certain point. It works pretty good. You cut it off here before this line takes off. You see what we are showing-- this part. It is an exercise in prudence to come along and say: Wait a second; let us see how that works in the outyears. All of a sudden, you see it just takes off like that. The Senator is absolutely right.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland
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Discussing the implications of budget projections during a Senate floor debate.

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