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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
It also keeps the President's promise to balance the budget within the next decade and reduce our debt without affecting beneficiaries of Social Security and Medicare retirement programs, and without raising taxes.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Kaine highlights a key point from Director Mulvaney's testimony about the President's budget.

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