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John McCain: “I think what it does is it increases the size of the deficit and again deceives the American people about the size of…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
I think what it does is it increases the size of the deficit and again deceives the American people about the size of the deficit and the debt that we are incurring per household.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona
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congress.gov
Feb 4, 2004

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Senator McCain discusses concerns about funding personnel increases through emergency supplementals.

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