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On the recordNovember 17, 2011
It simply doesn't make sense. We should get this work done. We should get this fixed today. I will say as part of the majority-making class of 2010, with 86 out of the 87 freshmen on the Republican side supporting some form of the balanced budget amendment, we should move forward now. The American people demand it, and they should get it.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina
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Nov 17, 2011

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