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On the recordJuly 29, 1999
Mr. Speaker, Republicans keep saying that the money in the budget surplus belongs to the American people, falsely implying that we Democrats disagree with that.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussion on budget surplus and its implications for American people.

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