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Dan Kildee: You can judge an individual by how that individual spends his or her money. And you can judge government by how that…

On the recordMarch 18, 2009
You can judge an individual by how that individual spends his or her money. And you can judge government by how that government spends the taxpayers' money.
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Dan Kildee
Democratic · Michigan

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Kildee emphasizes the importance of government spending reflecting national values.

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