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Frank Lautenberg: I firmly believe this is the wrong budget resolution at the wrong time because we are still in the position that, with…

On the recordApril 13, 2000
I firmly believe this is the wrong budget resolution at the wrong time because we are still in the position that, with rare exception, we have almost no bipartisan agreement. [...] What should we do to use the funds we have available on behalf of the American public? Should we focus on those whose incomes are at the middle or the lower end of the scale or should we give the tax breaks primarily to the wealthy of the country?
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the budget resolution and its implications for American taxpayers.

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