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On the recordJune 17, 2010
They passed the disastrous stimulus, which all it did was put us deeper into debt. It hasn't done anything to help the economy. They talk about more government control. Well, what about the MMS department? They were the ones who were supposed to be checking out whether what BP was doing was okay. They signed off on all the permits and let them drill. That's what growing the government does for us.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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The speaker criticizes the previous administration's economic policies and government oversight.

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