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Scott Garrett: “The last thing that we should be doing or even contemplating is permanently adding an additional $11 trillion of…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2011
The last thing that we should be doing or even contemplating is permanently adding an additional $11 trillion of expenses and exposures to the Federal Government.
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Scott Garrett
New Jersey

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Garrett emphasizes the need to avoid increasing federal financial burdens.

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