How do we change? How do we develop the kind of discipline, intestinal fortitude to start slowing down this huge growth of government to the extent that we have decided we will simply borrow more and more money to take home to our districts or to start new social programs? Does the gentleman have any thoughts on how we can discipline ourselves better than we have been?
Discussing the need for fiscal discipline in government spending.
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