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Lisa McClain: “I am curious on how we are going to pay for this. Last I checked, we have a major deficit in this country, and I have…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
I am curious on how we are going to pay for this. Last I checked, we have a major deficit in this country, and I have yet to hear any explanation of how we are paying with this.
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Lisa McClain
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

McClain questions the funding for proposed healthcare expansions amid national deficit concerns.

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