On the recordOctober 15, 2019
It is indisputable that as a percentage of our economy, discretionary spending... is going down, and that as a percentage of the economy, mandatory spending is continuing to skyrocket.
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congress.govSteve Womack: “It is indisputable that as a percentage of our economy, discretionary spending... is going down, and that as a…”
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Womack highlights the growing issue of mandatory spending versus discretionary spending.
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