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W. Todd Akin: The Congressional Research Service is a bunch of professionals that are paid by the U.S. Congress and they try to be as…

On the recordJune 23, 2010
The Congressional Research Service is a bunch of professionals that are paid by the U.S. Congress and they try to be as objective as they can. They're not always right. But they at least have very good access to historical records and the history of the Congress. This statement that the House has never failed to pass an annual budget resolution, that's a historic fact. So what we're seeing here is we're in uncharted ground, at least since 1974, that there is no budget. Well, why is there not a budget? You made reference to it. And here's the nasty little picture. We were told that George Bush spent too much money. President Bush.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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Jun 23, 2010

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The speaker discusses the lack of a budget resolution and historical context regarding congressional budgeting.

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