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W. Todd Akin: Could you imagine if you were the Governor and you talked to your State of Louisiana and you said, hey, we are in…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
Could you imagine if you were the Governor and you talked to your State of Louisiana and you said, hey, we are in economic hard times, so I have decided we are just going to spend a whole lot more billions of dollars. What would people do to you? Would they lock you up?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Discussing government spending during economic hard times.

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