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On the recordJuly 26, 2017
If we are ever going to balance the budget, the fact is we are going to require members to cast some tough votes. Many of these votes will be career-ending votes, and a constitutional amendment will not change that reality.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Scott highlights the political risks of making tough budgetary decisions.

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