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Charles W. Stenholm: “We want to keep it based on the facts tonight, and the Blue Dog budget did not spend one dime more than the Republican…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2003
We want to keep it based on the facts tonight, and the Blue Dog budget did not spend one dime more than the Republican budget.

Editor's note · Context

Discussing budget comparisons during a floor speech.

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