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Saxby Chambliss: “Spending has been out of control in Congress for too many years now. We have not had a balanced budget in 25 years. We…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 1995
Spending has been out of control in Congress for too many years now. We have not had a balanced budget in 25 years. We run the largest business in the world right here in this Chamber. And if any member of the business community across the United States ran their business like Congress has been running the business of this country, they would not last 60 days. It is time we put responsibility back in government. That is one thing that November 8 was all about.
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Saxby Chambliss
Republican · Georgia
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Addressing government spending and the need for a balanced budget.

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