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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
These are hard realities that we in Congress, the Republican majority--this is why I believe Donald Trump was elected, because people are sick and tired of the debt, of the deficit, of the inaction, the refusal of the Congress and the President to deal with reality.
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Mario Díaz-Balart
Republican · Florida

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Diaz-Balart discusses public frustration with government inaction on debt and deficit.

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