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Ron Wyden: “I believe we are running on the long term, outsized risks, and we have got to right-size this budget.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
I believe we are running on the long term, outsized risks, and we have got to right-size this budget.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need to address long-term budget risks.

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