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On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
What I cannot do, with all due respect, is support the entire increase that Chairman Waxman has just outlined of 11.4 percent this year and 10 percent next year.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton expresses opposition to Waxman's proposed budget increases.

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