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On the recordJuly 28, 2011
If the majority leader's plan scores at $2.2 trillion--and I take my friend's word on that--I guess we really have a $4 trillion deficit, because we have $3 trillion, and we don't even count the extra $1 trillion, which is automatic because the wars are ending. So I think we ought to up ours. We have a $4 trillion plan. We ought to give the majority leader the credit for finding that additional $1 trillion. If you'll just vote for this, you'll have your magic $4 trillion plan done--our 3, Senator Reid's 1. That adds up to what the President wanted. So let's pass this, give the Senate an opportunity to pass it, and give the President of the United States an opportunity to sign it.
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Tom Cole
Republican · Oklahoma
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Jul 28, 2011

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