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Steny Hoyer: “I will say to my friend who has just given us an exposition on his new program... Unfortunately, that surplus was turned…”

On the recordMay 13, 2010
I will say to my friend who has just given us an exposition on his new program... Unfortunately, that surplus was turned into this administration inheriting about a $5 trillion deficit while your party was in total control of the House, the Senate, and the administration.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
Source
govinfo.gov
May 13, 2010

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Hoyer discusses spending levels and the deficit in relation to past administrations.

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