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On the recordNovember 18, 2011
Mr. Speaker, I would point out that the 49 States borrow for capital budgets. They have balanced budget amendments for operating budgets. This makes no distinction and would not let us borrow ever. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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