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Pat McHenry: “Basically you just spend whatever you want and send the bill to Congress.”

On the recordJuly 21, 2009
Basically you just spend whatever you want and send the bill to Congress.
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Pat McHenry
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

McHenry questions the budget allocation process for the panel.

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