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Jan Meyers: “I think a lot of people out there are thinking we could get the Government open again, we could get the people back to…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
I think a lot of people out there are thinking we could get the Government open again, we could get the people back to work, it is just a matter of numbers, why do they not just split the difference in what they want to do with Medicare or Medicaid? The point that I am trying to make is that it is not just a matter of numbers. It is a fundamental, a totally fundamental difference in the way we view Government, and essentially it does not mean that either are wrong. It means that the Democrats believe in rather a larger role for the Federal Government. The Republicans believe in a more limited role for the Federal Government, and you cannot get there with all of the entitlements.
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Jan Meyers
Republican · Kansas
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing differing views on the role of government during a debate on reopening the government.

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