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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Two years ago, President Obama told a town hall meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, that current deficit spending was unsustainable, and that we are mortgaging our children's future with more and more debt. I agree with the President.
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Fleming agrees with President Obama's statement on unsustainable deficit spending.

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