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Susan Collins: “But it is equally important to our economic future that we rein in Federal spending and keep our national debt under…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
But it is equally important to our economic future that we rein in Federal spending and keep our national debt under control.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Collins stresses the need to control federal spending alongside transportation investments.

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