I came to Washington about the so-called unfunded mandates. It was a little easier to take care of then than it is now because we had 12 years of Republicans who ran us from $900 million to over $4 trillion in debt in 12 years. It is a little tough for us now to carry that load.
Discussing the impact of unfunded mandates and federal debt during a speech.
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