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Greg Ganske: “Let us talk about the next myth. The next myth is Congress' budget makes draconian cuts in welfare funding. I think I…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
Let us talk about the next myth. The next myth is Congress' budget makes draconian cuts in welfare funding. I think I have heard that word draconian about a thousand times in the last 3 weeks. Well, how much did we spend on welfare in the last 7 years? We spent $492 billion. How much do we propose spending in the next 7 years? This will just flabbergast most of the viewers. We propose spending $838 billion.
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Greg Ganske
Republican · Iowa

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Addressing misconceptions about welfare funding in Congress during a budget discussion.

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