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On the recordJune 5, 2012
My concern is that those who can continue to preach what may be a good rhetoric at a political convention that Washington does not have a tax problem and only has a spending problem ignores the fact that we really have a little of both.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett emphasizes the need for a balanced approach to budget issues.

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