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Steve Kagen: Does it not astound you that the administration today, and our opposing party, has no answer when we say, look, we are…

On the recordMay 14, 2008
Does it not astound you that the administration today, and our opposing party, has no answer when we say, look, we are budget red. We have a budget deficit and Iraq has a budget surplus. Isn't it time that they paid for their own reconstruction? Isn't that a reasonable question?
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Steve Kagen
Wisconsin

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Addressing budget deficits and reconstruction funding during a discussion on Iraq.

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