03/14/2023
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"We're broke here in Washington, D.C."
"We hear Democrats argue for a cascade of expensive and expansive federal climate proposals that will saddle us and local governments with debt and red tape."
"For the good of our nation we must begin to find common ground to address a national debt that recently topped $34 trillion."
"This has prevented us from discussing ways to improve our immediate and dire economic position."