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Charles W. Stenholm: “I have seen the charts, I have seen the kids, and I have seen the accusations about this side of the aisle. But the…”

On the recordMay 15, 1996
I have seen the charts, I have seen the kids, and I have seen the accusations about this side of the aisle. But the budget that I support with the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Orton] and others on this side, we propose to borrow $137 billion less so that those same children do not have to pay interest on that debt. I do not understand why it makes good sense to borrow $137 billion to give a tax cut. That is all we are saying. Let us confine ourselves to the spending cuts.
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Discussing the budget, debt, and tax cuts during a floor speech.

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