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On the recordMarch 19, 2012
Given our alarming and unsustainable national debt, American taxpayers expect and deserve that Congress will make the difficult decisions to restore fiscal responsibility.
Said by
Roscoe Bartlett
Republican · Maryland

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Bartlett emphasizes the need for Congress to make responsible fiscal decisions amidst national debt concerns.

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