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Marshall Sanford: “I would call a cut a cut from what we are spending today. I think we both know this is simply a freeze at 1997 levels.”

On the recordJune 11, 1997
I would call a cut a cut from what we are spending today. I think we both know this is simply a freeze at 1997 levels.
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Marshall Sanford
South Carolina

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Discussing budget cuts and spending levels during a House debate.

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