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On the recordJanuary 5, 1996
It will cost the Americans more. And they keep saying they have a 7-year plan to balance the budget, but the first step is a step backward, not a step toward balancing the budget, a step toward larger deficit.
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Gene Taylor
Mississippi

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Discussing the implications of a proposed budget plan.

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