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Charles W. Stenholm: The gentleman has misstated the facts again. There is no budget. There is no budget until we get a House-Senate…

On the recordJuly 20, 2004
The gentleman has misstated the facts again. There is no budget. There is no budget until we get a House-Senate conference and we have a budget. If we had a budget, I would probably be standing up here agreeing with parts of what you are saying.

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Addressing the lack of a budget during a discussion on fiscal matters.

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