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W. Todd Akin: “I think what you're saying in a polite, sort of sensitive way is California has been spending money at an incredible…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
I think what you're saying in a polite, sort of sensitive way is California has been spending money at an incredible pace, and the question is, should Nebraska have to subsidize California? And that's really what we're talking about, isn't it?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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Discussing fiscal responsibility and state subsidies during a debate.

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