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Gary Peters: “Taxpayers are growing weary. My constituents tell me we cannot afford to write a blank check.”

On the recordMay 8, 2018
Taxpayers are growing weary. My constituents tell me we cannot afford to write a blank check.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Peters highlights taxpayer fatigue over continuous spending without accountability.

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