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On the recordApril 13, 2018
Mr. Speaker, the Budget Act is not the problem. The problem is a lack of discipline, not the Budget Act. I said yesterday on the constitutional amendment, if you want to balance the budget, do it. Do it. Offer a balanced budget. Mr. McCARTHY. We have.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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