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Lynn A. Westmoreland: I don't know how your constituents are going to feel about that, but when I go home and tell my constituents that we…

On the recordDecember 17, 2007
I don't know how your constituents are going to feel about that, but when I go home and tell my constituents that we increased the IRS spending more than the normal 4 percent, or whatever it is, we have increased it double, and yet we didn't want to give any money to our troops in Iraq, they're going to be kind of mad about that. But then when I tell them they put up roadblocks about building the fence and we didn't fund our troops in Iraq, they're going to be upset about that. And then when I tell them about the $10 million in emergency spending for defense attorneys, I think they are really going to be mad about that. I hope the American people get a good grip on this.

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Discussing budget priorities and spending related to the IRS and military funding.

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