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On the recordNovember 29, 2011
Members of Congress, having voted for the appropriation, for the spending, or many of them, then turned around and said, but of course I'm not going to vote to borrow the money to cover what I've just voted for.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin criticizes Congress for not wanting to borrow money after approving spending.

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