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Alan Simpson: “46 of us, 24 Democrats and 22 Republicans, voted for that. I thought that was a very responsible thing. And whatever you…”

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46 of us, 24 Democrats and 22 Republicans, voted for that. I thought that was a very responsible thing. And whatever you are talking about in the national budget, all has to do with balancing or not balancing the national budget-- everything in the stack.
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Alan Simpson
Wyoming

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Discussing bipartisan support for a budget-related vote.

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