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On the recordJanuary 5, 1996
No. It is my understanding that when you related to figures that you reduced the amount of reduction using $135 billion, that the White House on December 15th moved toward your figures--moved toward your figures on discretionary, moved toward your figures on Medicare, moved towards your figures on Medicaid, did not move toward your figures on earned income tax credit--you did come down $12 billion on that over the 7 years. I kind of thought that both sides were beginning to work together.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing budget negotiations and figures related to reductions in spending.

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