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Jim Jordan: “If Americans must exercise restraint with their own funds, then government officials must be required to exercise an…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2009
If Americans must exercise restraint with their own funds, then government officials must be required to exercise an even higher standard.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jordan argues that Congress should adhere to stricter spending standards than citizens.

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