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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
It seems to me that if we are going to get control of our growing debt and deficits, our focus needs to be on the spending side, particularly mandatory spending programs.
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Chuck Grassley
Republican · Iowa

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Grassley emphasizes the need to control spending to manage debt.

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