On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
CBO says, 'As a percentage of GDP, spending on mandatory programs is going higher. But spending on discretionary programs, as a percentage of GDP, is going lower.'
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Womack discusses the rising mandatory spending and declining discretionary spending.
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