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On the recordMarch 20, 2013
I yield myself an additional 30 seconds. Even with these additional investments, our budget is projected to put our Nation back on a sustainable path because the deficit reduction is more than the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction commission 10-year goal. Mr. Chairman, the CBC budget shows that we can create jobs, invest in education, transportation, and research, and avoid devastating health care cuts and achieve the 10-year Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction goal. I, therefore, urge my colleagues to support the Congressional Black Caucus budget. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia
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Mar 20, 2013

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