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Hal Rogers: “In the last 5 years, in an effort to get at the spending problem that we have, we have cut discretionary spending by…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2016
In the last 5 years, in an effort to get at the spending problem that we have, we have cut discretionary spending by almost $200 billion over the last 5 years, and that is an achievement, big time.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

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Rogers highlights significant cuts to discretionary spending as a major achievement.

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