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Steve Scalise: “It goes back to the old Margaret Thatcher saying, socialism ultimately fails because you eventually run out of other…”

On the recordSeptember 2, 2026
It goes back to the old Margaret Thatcher saying, socialism ultimately fails because you eventually run out of other people's money.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Commenting on socialism and its economic impact.

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And by the way, there are a lot of communities that do want them.

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It's insanity. And so what you end up with is higher costs, higher inflation.

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I share [Whip] Tom [Emmer]'s frustration. I've talked about this too.

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I'm proud that Louisiana is being a part of that growth.

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