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In remarks on the first day of the Lunar New Year, President Lai Ching-te has called on lawmakers to get stalled general and special defense budgets passed in the Year of the Horse.
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00:01President Lai Ching-de has welcomed the Year of the Horse with appearances at two Taipei
00:05area temples. As he celebrated the start of a fresh year, he also called on lawmakers to
00:10pass stalled national and special defense budgets.
00:37The legislature is set to get back to reviewing Lai's 40 billion U.S. dollar special defense
00:43budget after a Lunar New Year recess. The opposition has used its majority to block
00:47the president's proposed budget, advancing a smaller alternative plan.
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