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On the recordMay 8, 2012
With all due respect, that budget was pure fantasy. It did not garner a single vote in the House of Representatives on either the Republican or Democratic side.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess criticized the President's budget for lacking support in Congress.

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