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On the recordMay 25, 2010
I have always said on an idea of mine, if I cannot get 50 of my colleagues to vote with me for it in the U.S. Senate, then maybe we should not be spending that money.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper advocates for majority support in Senate spending decisions.

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