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On the recordApril 15, 2013
As Ranking Member Van Hollen noted, during the Clinton Administration I helped negotiate the groundbreaking agreement with Congress to do just that.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan references past bipartisan efforts to balance the budget.

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