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On the recordJune 28, 2011
His party, my party, is going to have to agree to cuts, painful cuts in constituencies that we care about. The Republican Party is going to have to agree to new revenue. They're just going to have to.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala discusses the need for both parties to compromise on budget cuts and revenue increases.

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