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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
There is fat in the budget, and I think every American looks at how we spend our money and they say, I can cut 2 percent out of my family budget, small businesses can say, I can cut 2 percent out of my budget.
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Sean Duffy
Republican · Wisconsin

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Duffy argues that the government should also cut its budget.

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