On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
When you take a look at the numbers and we're spending a third more than what we're taking in, we know we've got to do some cutting.
W. Todd Akin: “When you take a look at the numbers and we're spending a third more than what we're taking in, we know we've got to do…”
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The speaker discusses the need for budget cuts in the new Congress.
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