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Jeanne Shaheen: But that is a segue into what I referred to in my opening comments about the extent to which the fiscal crisis we are…

On the recordMay 17, 2011
But that is a segue into what I referred to in my opening comments about the extent to which the fiscal crisis we are having in the United States drives what our spending looks like and our budget priorities.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the impact of the U.S. fiscal crisis on budget priorities.

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