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Jim Matheson: “I do not like deficits, and I do not like debt. It means that we live within our means. We conduct our lives in a way…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2001
I do not like deficits, and I do not like debt. It means that we live within our means. We conduct our lives in a way where we live within a budget. We try to face the future in a way where we pay down our debts when we have the opportunity to do so, and we try to plan for the future and invest in the future to make the world a better place for our children. That is the type of attitude I think we ought to have as we approach this budget issue here in Congress, and that is why I am so proud to be associated with the Blue Dog coalition. The Blue Dogs have a reputation of being up front with people about telling the truth, about trying to cut through a lot of the rhetoric that we have in terms of addressing such important issues.
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Jim Matheson
Utah
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Discussing the importance of fiscal responsibility and budget management.

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