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John Kline: “We are, frankly, on an unsustainable path right now, where we're borrowing 42 cents on every dollar that we spend.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2011
We are, frankly, on an unsustainable path right now, where we're borrowing 42 cents on every dollar that we spend.
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John Kline
Republican · Minnesota

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Kline discusses the financial sustainability of Pell Grants and federal spending.

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