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Rand Paul: “The sequester turned out to be the best thing to slow down the rate of growth of government in a long time, and it…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
The sequester turned out to be the best thing to slow down the rate of growth of government in a long time, and it actually worked.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul claims the sequester effectively reduced government spending growth.

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