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Pat McHenry: “The debt is a real problem and the mandatory spending programs are driving that debt, but the programs themselves need…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2014
The debt is a real problem and the mandatory spending programs are driving that debt, but the programs themselves need to be fixed for the beneficiaries.
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Pat McHenry
Republican · North Carolina

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McHenry emphasizes the need to reform mandatory spending programs to protect beneficiaries.

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