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Rand Paul: It may not balance the budget, but it would make our government a lot less unwieldy and wasteful if we were to get rid…

On the recordJune 9, 2015
It may not balance the budget, but it would make our government a lot less unwieldy and wasteful if we were to get rid of some of the things we all know about.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul emphasizes the need to eliminate wasteful government programs.

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