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Vito Fossella: “I would like to refer folks back to the movie the Wizard of Oz. Remember Oz, the wizard who would say, do not look…”

On the recordMarch 10, 1999
I would like to refer folks back to the movie the Wizard of Oz. Remember Oz, the wizard who would say, do not look behind the curtain. Well, in a way, that is what happens here in Washington. Just do not ask those questions. Trust us. Trust the White House spending your hard-earned money. And if the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Weller) goes back home and sees that gentleman again and he asks him the question, does he trust people in Washington or the President to spend the money he earns every single day of the year, or would he prefer the freedom and the opportunity and the liberty to spend that?
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Vito Fossella
New York
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Discussing government spending and taxpayer trust during a House floor debate.

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