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On the recordMarch 18, 1997
The choice is between government spending versus family savings. A very clear choice. We take a friend with us almost wherever we go just to talk about this, and the choice is sending money to a Washington bureaucrat or leaving it with a family. It is a decision between Washington bureaucracy versus our children. What we are going to do in each of the next few weeks is build on this tale of two visions and discuss each one of those: Washington bureaucracy versus our children; government spending versus family savings; a one-wage option versus a two-wage requirement; deficit spending versus surplus savings; and new government programs versus new nonprofits. Those are things that are important. That is what a budget sets. A budget tells us who we are, what is important to us. We are more than about a surplus budget. We are about strengthening families; restoring and strengthening our families and designing a system.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing the implications of government spending versus family savings in budget debates.

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