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Lloyd Doggett: “However great our Nation's fiscal challenges may be, we ought not to balance the budget on the backs of disabled…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2011
However great our Nation's fiscal challenges may be, we ought not to balance the budget on the backs of disabled children.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett emphasizes the importance of protecting SSI benefits for disabled children despite fiscal challenges.

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