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On the recordJanuary 26, 2010
Thank you. And before I go to the gentleman from Ohio, I think it is important to note how serious fiscal responsibility is and how serious it is for those of us, frankly, who are some of the younger Members of this body who understand that this threat of fiscal irresponsibility is not coming due for our children or our grandchildren. It's not that far off. It's going to be within our lifetime that we see this. And in order to fix a problem, sometimes you have to understand the root cause of that problem.
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Tom Perriello
Virginia
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govinfo.gov
Jan 26, 2010

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Perriello addresses the urgency of fiscal responsibility for younger generations.

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