On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
Let me tell you, everywhere in the budget, every little piece of it, the people who advocate for that piece of it have an outstanding argument for why their piece of it isn't the problem.
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Smith emphasizes that all budget areas have advocates claiming they aren't the issue.
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