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Charles W. Stenholm: I am desperately trying to get people to understand the significance of this for our country, our children and our…

On the recordOctober 4, 2004
I am desperately trying to get people to understand the significance of this for our country, our children and our grandchildren,'' Walker says. ``How this is resolved could affect not only our economic security but our national security,'' which the gentleman has pointed out and the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Taylor). ``We are heading to a future where we will have to double taxes or cut Federal spending by 50 percent.'' Alan Greenspan has been begging this Congress and this administration to deal with the deficit, but nobody seems to be listening. This is a major problem which requires a solution, and we just seem to be ignoring it and sweeping it under the table like it is not there, but it is there.

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Discussing the impending fiscal crisis and the need for action on the national deficit.

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