first of all, I feel I need to respond to the statement about the President's action. The President did not include unrelated items in a disaster bill. It is not his fault that we are in this circumstance. It is the fault of those who decided to put unrelated items into a disaster relief bill.
Responding to criticism regarding the President's disaster relief bill.
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It takes guts to do that, and Chairman Arrington, you have certainly led the charge on having a commission.
The surviving spouse provisions are especially important with regard to offsetting some of the unfairness that exists elsewhere.
I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.
We admire that, and I can say on both sides of the aisle, people recognize the job he did as Budget Committee Chairman.
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