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Burgess Owens: The budget is a moral statement. It is a moral statement of what the values of a nation are at a particular time.

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
The budget is a moral statement. It is a moral statement of what the values of a nation are at a particular time.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the importance of the budget in relation to national values.

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