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On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
What I want the committee to look at is in terms of our budget deficit, how much if we went to the high risk, could we remotely balance the budget?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham discusses budget deficit and military spending.

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