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Darrell Issa: A government that is big enough to give you something is big enough to take it away.

On the recordOctober 15, 2013
A government that is big enough to give you something is big enough to take it away.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa warns about the risks of government intervention and dependency.

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