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JOHN LINDER: “I simply cannot support the creation of a new entitlement that would send another $8.5 billion in unpaid-for Federal…”

On the recordJune 8, 2009
I simply cannot support the creation of a new entitlement that would send another $8.5 billion in unpaid-for Federal spending out the door.
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JOHN LINDER
Georgia

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Opposition to new federal spending on home visitation programs amid budget deficits.

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