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Pat McHenry: “If Americans must exercise restraint with their own funds, then government officials must be required to exercise an…”

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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