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G. K. Butterfield: “As a country, we spend $4.7 trillion every year; $2.9 trillion of that is what we call entitlement spending.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2019
As a country, we spend $4.7 trillion every year; $2.9 trillion of that is what we call entitlement spending.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

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Discussing federal budget allocation and entitlement spending.

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