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W. Todd Akin: You put that in context, that is a lot more than the Marshall Plan adjusted for inflation. That is more than the War in…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
You put that in context, that is a lot more than the Marshall Plan adjusted for inflation. That is more than the War in Vietnam adjusted for inflation. It is more than the Louisiana Purchase. I mean, it is more than anything we have bought before.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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Discussing the financial implications of government spending.

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