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Gilbert Gutknecht: “I want to point out I think whenever we are talking about the budget or making any kind of long-term plans, we have sort…”

On the recordApril 21, 1999
I want to point out I think whenever we are talking about the budget or making any kind of long-term plans, we have sort of got to look at where we are and where we are going. I think the important thing about this chart, it really points out two things. First of all, we still have got a problem. But I think it also points out that we have made significant progress. I think the voters back in 1994 said enough is enough and they said let us send a whole new team to Washington that really is committed to balancing the budget, fiscal responsibility, and what I call generational fairness, because at the end of the day what we are talking about is being fair to the next generation.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota
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Discussing budget issues and the importance of fiscal responsibility during a House floor debate.

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