02/08/2011
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"I believe under the agreement that was reached last year, if fully implemented, spending would be reduced by about $2 trillion, is that right?"
"Unless we have a balanced approach to trying to get our budget in balance, we ensure that Medicare and Social Security as generations of Americans have known them will not be there for them."
"All of the Texas miracle stuff that we have heard so much about has done very little to those who are caught in poverty."
"As one who supported the 1996 welfare reform legislation, I welcome this opportunity to examine how well the States have been fulfilling their obligations under that legislation."