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Betty McCollum: “The President had proposed $56 billion in additional spending above the Murray-Ryan budget for 2015, and that was paid…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
The President had proposed $56 billion in additional spending above the Murray-Ryan budget for 2015, and that was paid for with tax reforms and mandatory spending cuts.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

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McCollum discusses the President's budget proposal for defense and non-defense spending.

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