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Don Nickles: I happen to think we do. Because we passed a budget last year, we saved hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2004
I happen to think we do. Because we passed a budget last year, we saved hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of spending over a 10-year period of time. The budget resolution helped make that possible. So I hope we will still be able to pass a budget resolution in spite of this bill.
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Discussing the importance of passing a budget resolution during Senate debate.

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