In the words of Vice President--remember him--Dick Cheney, he proclaimed, ``Deficits don't matter.'' So, you have had a call to religion. You have come back. Your budget, the deficit is simply an excuse to cut the social safety net. So I say, let's vote down this phony budget and get on with the real thing, Mr. Chair. The CHAIR. The Chair would remind Members to direct their remarks to the Chair.
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