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Betty McCollum: The federal government doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem.

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
The federal government doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem.
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Betty McCollum
Democratic · Minnesota

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McCollum critiques the focus on spending without addressing revenue issues.

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