Ms. Royce, you were one of the 15 Democratic senators who helped kill the deal. Why? Because at the end of the day, my job is to be a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars. And This would have created a $2.9 billion deficit down the road, which our schools and our health care system and our local governments cannot afford. It also would have spent the surplus before it had even materialized. Look at what is happening with the economy when we are spending money that we do not yet … (16:53–17:03)
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