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On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
What is interesting, if the gentleman would yield, is that fact that we can balance the budget, making sure we provide vital services to our constituents while still maintaining increases for Medicare, increases for Medicaid, increases for education, increases for the environment, and increases for child care. All we want to do is eliminate the waste that has gone on for years in duplicative programs.
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Jon Fox
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing budget balancing and funding for essential services.

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