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On the recordJune 18, 2012
Under ordinary times, perhaps Alice, a Democrat, would not be calling for substantial changes to the entitlement programs, and I, a Republican, would be against higher revenues. But this is not a normal time, and we cannot allow ideological purity, in my opinion, to stand in the way of what is right for our country.
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Max Baucus
Democratic · Montana

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Baucus emphasizes the need for bipartisan solutions in a crisis.

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