On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
I am going to paraphrase a popular Tea Party slogan that goes something like this, quote, the Federal Government doesn't have a revenue problem, it had as a spending problem.
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McCollum clarifies her stance on the budget deficit in response to Akin.
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