On the recordApril 3, 1995
This bill cuts $13 billion from the Federal budget. That is roughly 1 percent. If we cannot muster the fortitude to take 1 percent out of the budget here and now, what does it say for future deficits?
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govinfo.govDuncan Faircloth: “This bill cuts $13 billion from the Federal budget. That is roughly 1 percent. If we cannot muster the fortitude to take…”
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Discussing budget cuts during a floor speech.
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