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John Sarbanes: “Isn't it a dramatic demonstration of a choice in priorities, that rather than choosing to fund education, to give young…”

On the recordApril 28, 2005
Isn't it a dramatic demonstration of a choice in priorities, that rather than choosing to fund education, to give young people these opportunities which have been paid for, what they now say is, we had to cut the programs because we have a deficit problem? The very able Senator from Massachusetts took that into consideration when he proposed his amendment because he wasn't going to add to the deficit. He was going to cover the costs of the amendment by closing these egregious loopholes in corporate taxes. They came along and cut the education programs and allowed the egregious tax loopholes to continue. It is a dramatic demonstration of the priorities of this Republican budget.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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