On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
We had to do more on the spending cuts side of the ledger, substantially more, but that we also had to do something on the revenue side if we are going to bell this cat in some kind of fair way.
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Kent Conrad discusses the need for spending cuts and revenue adjustments.
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