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On the recordMarch 14, 2001
I would counter by saying, and probably shocking you when I told you that the most wasteful thing our Nation does, we squandered $1 billion yesterday, the day before that, the day before that, tomorrow, and every day of the rest of our lives on interest on the national debt.
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Gene Taylor
Mississippi

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Discussing wasteful government spending and the national debt during a speech.

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