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House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C, left, and the committee's ranking Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, listen as Budget Director Peter Orszag testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, before the committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2011 federal budget. At center is Rep. Kurt Schrader, R-Ore. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)