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Gwen Graham calls for more moderate U.S. House budget

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Gwen Graham this week continued to stake out middle ground in Congress, issuing a statement on her opposition to the 2015 House budget, which passed early Wednesday evening. “We need a budget that reflects America’s values, not partisan principles. We need a budget that strengthens Medicare and Social Security,” Graham said in an announcement released shortly following the budget’s approval GOP-controlled House. She was careful to note that members of both parties, not just her fellow Democrats, casted “No” votes on the…

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Patrick Murphy takes aim at GOP House budget

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Newly minted U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy fired a shot across the bow of the House Republican majority Wednesday, when he released a statement excoriating the priorities in the budget passed earlier this evening. “House Republicans have, once again, misplaced their priorities.  They’re turning their backs on seniors, working families, and critical infrastructure projects we need throughout Florida and the entire country,” said Murphy in the announcement. “There is no reason that we can’t combine fiscal responsibility with strengthening the middle…

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