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Steve Womack: Now, provide for the general welfare, I mean, that is kind of a broad subject, and I think we can have a debate that…

On the recordMarch 11, 2019
Now, provide for the general welfare, I mean, that is kind of a broad subject, and I think we can have a debate that goes a long time about what constitutes general welfare and what does not.
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Steve Womack
Republican · Arkansas

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Womack discusses the ambiguity of what constitutes 'general welfare' in government spending.

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