07/29/2013
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"I just find it ironic that, you know, we look back in 2001 and 2003, when you oversaw the CBO, the Bush administration added $1.5 trillion to the deficit. Now my Republican colleagues have added anoth..."
"higher deficits can cause interest rates to increase, and certainly if we see a $2 trillion increase in the deficit that is not inconsequential."
"it seems to me like a balanced budget amendment, it's kind of an abdication of responsibility from Members of Congress"
"Democrats will fight these cuts every step of the way."