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On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
If I, as a Member, am going to have to vote on one of the largest spending increases in our country's history, then I believe we ought to be able to weigh in on where that money is spent.
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Aaron Schock
Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Schock insists on the need for Congressional involvement in spending decisions.

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