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On the recordJuly 23, 2014
If we are going to balance the budget, it is going to require some tough votes on the budget, and many of those votes will be career-ending votes.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Scott warns that balancing the budget requires difficult votes that may end careers.

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