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Michael G. Mullen: “You know, or you should, that the unchecked explosion of entitlement spending, coupled with debt service, is squeezing…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
You know, or you should, that the unchecked explosion of entitlement spending, coupled with debt service, is squeezing every other federal activity.
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Michael G. Mullen

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Mullen discusses the impact of entitlement spending on federal activities.

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