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Transcript: SENATOR KENT CONRAD AND REPRESENTATIVE JOHN SPRATTSENATOR KENT CONRAD AND REPRESENTATIVE JOHN SPRATT HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON THE OMB MID-SESSION REVIEW
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- July 15, 2003
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Washington Transcript Service
07-15-2003
DEMOCRATS HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE REGARDING THE OMB MID-SESSION
REVIEW
JULY 15, 2003
SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR KENT CONRAD (D-ND)
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN SPRATT (D-SC)
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CONRAD: ... I rode in an elevator with them this morning.
Several Republican senators told me they are now very concerned about the
trajectory.
QUESTION: Have either of you talked to your respective chairmen?
I mean if the president doesn't want to have a summit, maybe the Congress
doesn't?
SPRATT: I'd just mention that as the first of many solutions.
The first thing you do is sit down and talk face to face. ...