“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordMarch 5, 2014
The administration has budgeted to the number that we all gave him.
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Jim Langevin
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Langevin defends the administration's budget decisions against Republican criticism.

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