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Tom Carper: “The Constitution does not give Congress a blank check to spend tax dollars on anything that it wants.”

On the recordDecember 15, 2009
The Constitution does not give Congress a blank check to spend tax dollars on anything that it wants.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper emphasizes Congress's responsibility in managing taxpayer money.

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