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Tom Cole: “They've been struggling with closing deficit holes for three…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Cole on Congress with guest Rep. John Moolenaar

Published | Video Starts at 09:13

We're in the middle of a budget crisis out there right now anyway. If you're in the oil patch, the boom and bust of global commodity prices has a real impact. And so They've been struggling with closing deficit holes for three consecutive sessions. and they've been able to do it twice, see how they pull it off this year. But you know, they would, they just simply wouldn't have the money to do even the 10% match. (09:13–09:18)

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Asserts that his state has been dealing with budget deficits for three consecutive legislative sessions.

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