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On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
Is it possible to reduce the federal deficit to responsible levels without capping or cutting defense spending and without looking at the tax perks that many corporations and lobbyists have been successful in getting?
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

McCollum questions the feasibility of deficit reduction without addressing defense and tax perks.

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