It mostly has to be to me on the spending side. We used to spend about 20 percent of GDP. We're now spending 25 percent of GDP. Federal spending has gone up at an alarming rate in the last four years.
Rand Paul: “It mostly has to be to me on the spending side. We used to spend about 20 percent of GDP. We're now spending 25 percent…”
On the recordNovember 27, 2012
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Rand Paul discusses the increase in federal spending and the need for compromise on spending cuts.
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