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Dick Chrysler: “We need to stop the duplication of the Government programs and get rid of this Government-knows-best attitude here in…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1996
We need to stop the duplication of the Government programs and get rid of this Government-knows-best attitude here in Washington, DC, because the American people cannot afford it any longer.
Said by
Dick Chrysler
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need to reduce duplicative federal programs and streamline government operations.

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