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Hal Rogers: “We've got to go line-by-line and take an axe to programs that we simply can't afford.”

On the recordDecember 7, 2010
We've got to go line-by-line and take an axe to programs that we simply can't afford.
Said by
Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Rogers advocates for a detailed review of government spending to eliminate unaffordable programs.

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