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John Sarbanes: “In part. What I would say to my distinguished colleague is you could have shown me a chart far worse than that one if…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 1995
In part. What I would say to my distinguished colleague is you could have shown me a chart far worse than that one if you had done it before August 1993 and the adoption of the deficit reduction package.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the impact of the deficit reduction package during a debate.

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