04/01/2009
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"We cannot shirk our responsibility to move forward to replace it with something that is balanced and fair."
"Again, other countries aren't doing this. This is not what South Korea is doing. They are investing more."
"I heard from Yakima school district in my State. They have a free and reduced price lunch-rate at 83 percent. They told me it would impact them with a $1.6 million budget cut."
"It was put into the bill simply to force us as Members of Congress to come together on a balanced, thoughtful approach on how we deal with our national budget."