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Pete Hoekstra: “What we see here in front of us is one that is a Washington-based plan versus one that says we are going to take care of…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2000
What we see here in front of us is one that is a Washington-based plan versus one that says we are going to take care of business here in Washington, which is paying down the debt. But other than that, we are going to give the money back to the American people who sent it here in the first place. We are going to trust them.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing differing visions on education and fiscal policy.

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