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Transcript: STATEMENT BY SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN OPPOSING THE BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE REPORT
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- May 10, 2001
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 10, 2001 Statement By Senator
Dianne
Feinstein Opposing the Budget Resolution Conference Report ``A month
ago
I voted in support of the budget resolution which was approved by
the Senate
and which contained $688 billion in discretionary spending for FY02
and
$1.18 trillion in tax cuts. I continue to support the elements of
the tax
package that made for half of the budget agreement. I support providing
broad-based tax relief, eliminating the marriage penalty, and providing
significant estate tax reform. And I believe that a stimulus package
will
be important in assuring that the economy does not slip into a recession.
But it was the ...