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On the recordJuly 14, 2010
It's one of those things, it's sort of an inevitable law. And you can't just let the government continue to grow and grow and grow, because eventually it takes over everything like a cancer.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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The speaker is discussing the growth of government and its potential negative impacts.

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