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Chris Murphy: Even when they did spend money, they spent it in such a ludicrous way as to waste the taxpayers' money on essential…

On the recordJune 20, 2007
Even when they did spend money, they spent it in such a ludicrous way as to waste the taxpayers' money on essential programs like the prescription drug benefit. Even when they chose to roll out a brand new and expensive new domestic program, they overspent to the tune of potentially $50 billion a year by cutting a deal with the drug companies so as to prohibit the Federal Government from using its bulk purchasing power.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Criticizing government spending on the prescription drug benefit during a floor speech.

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