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On the recordApril 21, 1994
The most interesting part of all of these headlines is ``Domenici Backs Clinton Budget Plan.'' Well, that is a first, I think the record will show, for the ranking Republican on the Budget Committee. Certainly, he has a right to his views and I do not challenge that. But I do challenge the fact that, from the reports that I have received from the meeting of the Budget Committee yesterday, and I received this from a House Member who was there--about the first thing that happened was, according to my friend, the Member of the House of Representatives, was that Domenici threw in the towel by announcing--almost before the meeting got started, or shortly thereafter--that he would be willing, if the conference committee would restore the $20-some billion cuts in Exon-Grassley, that he, Domenici, would support and vote for the Clinton budget.
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska
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Discussing Senator Domenici's support for the Clinton budget plan during a Budget Committee meeting.

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