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On the recordDecember 8, 2014
the 800-pound gorilla in the Federal budget is mandatory spending, which makes up 60 percent of the Federal budget.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan identifies mandatory spending as a major issue in the federal budget.

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