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On the recordOctober 5, 2021
Because I`d kind of like to know how much money they intend to spend. And they don`t want to say that because I think when they do, the American people are going to be the first ones to object to it. What is it 5 trillion, 10 trillion?
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Tillis expresses the need for clarity on the spending amount related to the debt ceiling.

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