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On the recordSeptember 18, 2023
I must say we are putting the wrong defendant on trial. It is career politicians over and over again who blow up bureaucracy, not term limits.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana

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Mike Johnson argues that career politicians, not term limits, are responsible for bureaucratic growth.

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