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On the recordApril 16, 2012
An important step in reducing future unsustainable federal deficits would be to return welfare spending to pre-recession levels.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jordan emphasizes the need to cap welfare spending to address federal deficits.

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