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On the recordMarch 10, 2009
If Americans must exercise restraint with their own funds, then government officials must be required to exercise an even higher standard when spending other peoples' hard-earned income.
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Pat McHenry
Republican · North Carolina

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McHenry emphasizes the need for government spending restraint similar to that of citizens.

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