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Tim Walz: I think last night I saw in my State of Minnesota where we had caucuses, and we had four times the record number of…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2008
I think last night I saw in my State of Minnesota where we had caucuses, and we had four times the record number of people turning out. The American people are starting to listen. They start to understand the consequences of what we have been living under, and I think all of what has been highlighted has been spectacular. I will also say that each of us who have read this budget have no problem being up here late at night because it is hard to sleep after you see it. Each of you have highlighted critical issues and the things that we are getting done and prioritizing. The idea of government is the collective will that we can do together, and our job is to prioritize the things that this country needs to do. I think Mr. Yarmuth's chart that he just showed shows that this Nation under this President has not prioritized. This President has set out an agenda that told us we could have something for nothing. He told us we can give tax cuts, and I appreciate you clearly illustrating the President's creative use of facts and statistics which he quite often does to theatrical effect but to huge detriment to this Nation.
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Tim Walz
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing the impact of the budget and presidential policies during a floor speech.

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