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Tom McClintock: “What it did create was the highest inflation in 40 years while spending federal tax dollars on such things as $17…”

On the recordMay 25, 2022
What it did create was the highest inflation in 40 years while spending federal tax dollars on such things as $17 million on a golf course in Florida.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock claims the Rescue Plan led to significant inflation and wasteful spending.

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