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On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
I thank the gentleman for yielding the additional 1 minute. We were criticized; but in that budget enforcement resolution, we had a number, and when you voted on the rule, you knew the number you were voting on as a House of Representatives. Here you have no idea what you're voting on. You could be voting for 2008 numbers or anything less than that under this resolution.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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