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Judd Gregg: “It's like taking a teaspoon of water out of a bathtub while you keep the spigot on at full speed and the bathtub…”

On the recordMay 6, 2009
It's like taking a teaspoon of water out of a bathtub while you keep the spigot on at full speed and the bathtub continues to fill up, the spigot of spending, the spigot of government growth.
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Judd Gregg

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Senator Judd Gregg critiques President Obama's budget cuts as insufficient against ongoing government spending.

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