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On the recordSeptember 26, 2023
Mr. Chair, I congratulate the Member from Florida for bringing a concrete idea to the floor on how to cut our $2 trillion Federal deficit. Once again, it is very easy to spend money. We could make a list of a thousand programs that are deserving programs, but the fact of the matter is we have to borrow every single cent to fund the programs in this agriculture bill, and our grandchildren have to pay it back. That is immoral.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland

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