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On the recordMarch 3, 2010
Not to keep using a tired, old analogy, but the proposal I received from the Department of Transportation and the budget blueprint has left me feeling a little bit like Bill Murray in 'Groundhog Day.'
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy compares the repetitive nature of budget proposals to the movie 'Groundhog Day.'

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