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Evan Bayh: “At a time when ordinary people are having to cut back, should not Congress exert a little restraint?”

On the recordDecember 14, 2009
At a time when ordinary people are having to cut back, should not Congress exert a little restraint?
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Evan Bayh

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Evan Bayh argues that Congress should show restraint in spending while ordinary families are struggling.

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