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John Rice Carter: “We have got to make tough choices about how and where to spend taxpayer dollars...”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
We have got to make tough choices about how and where to spend taxpayer dollars...
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Carter emphasizes the need for careful budgeting in addressing the opioid epidemic.

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