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Charles W. Stenholm: “Precisely why we are having this kind of discussion today in dealing with these kinds of numbers is why some of us feel…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2001
Precisely why we are having this kind of discussion today in dealing with these kinds of numbers is why some of us feel very strongly that there is a tremendous mistake about to be made if we get into these kinds of decisions before we have had the kind of open and honest debate in the Committee on the Budget in a bipartisan way and on the floor of the House in a bipartisan way, before we have committed as yet undetermined projected surpluses. Some of us feel very strongly that we are making a mistake, and I hope my friend from Texas will have a good two or three nights sleep on this question and will come to a little different conclusion before we make that mistake next week.
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Addressing concerns about budget decisions and the need for bipartisan debate.

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