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David Thomas: “I remind him who it is that spends the money. The administration cannot spend a dime unless it is authorized by the…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2002
I remind him who it is that spends the money. The administration cannot spend a dime unless it is authorized by the Congress. We find ourselves in a Congress that doesn't even have a budget. When we talk about spending and deficits, we should talk about ourselves and wonder why we haven't done one of the things we have done every year, and that is have a budget. We don't have a budget. So I agree, as a matter of fact, with the spending, but we need to take action.
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David Thomas
New York

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Discussing budgetary responsibilities and deficits during a congressional debate.

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