I did want to make clear, just for anyone who is watching this debate, that all of these bills that the President is threatening to veto over spending are compliant with pay-as-you-go policy. That is critical.
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Social Security, Medicare, and veterans' benefit programs represent an agreement between citizens and the federal government.
Simply put, veterans and seniors are not the cause of our deficits, so we should not look to them to solve our current crisis.
I wasn't sure if the gentleman was planning to transition into another topic as he draws to a close.
The passage of last summer's Budget Control Act sent a strong, bipartisan message to the country that we are serious about reducing our deficit.
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