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Rand Paul: You can't just say that we're going to spend $2 billion, why not spend $4 billion or why not spend $10 billion to save…

On the recordJune 20, 2011
You can't just say that we're going to spend $2 billion, why not spend $4 billion or why not spend $10 billion to save more money?
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul questions the justification for increasing spending without proving its effectiveness.

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