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On the recordSeptember 16, 1998
I think the real focus here is on controlling spending. Even the gentleman was using the term reducing spending. We are not reducing spending. The best we can hope for is to slow the growth of spending. If we can slow the growth of spending, we save Social Security, we pay down the debt, we can reform the budget process, and we can provide tax relief. It really opens up and changes the debate in wonderful ways here in Washington.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing the importance of controlling government spending.

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