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Steve Pearce: “I would remind this body that when we discuss such things as a budget, we should discuss, first of all, principles, that…”

On the recordMarch 26, 2003
I would remind this body that when we discuss such things as a budget, we should discuss, first of all, principles, that is, values. We should remember... that economic freedoms, that our constitutionally given private property rights, are a very important concept. They are the basis of the hopes and dreams, of the opportunities that this country makes. A generation can dream for itself and then dream for its children and dream for its grandchildren.
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Steve Pearce
New Mexico

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Discussing the importance of economic freedoms and property rights in relation to the budget.

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