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J.C. Watts: “We have given people more of their money to spend. We have paid down the public debt. We have given our soldiers more…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2002
We have given people more of their money to spend. We have paid down the public debt. We have given our soldiers more money to protect America's interests and protect themselves around the country. We have had a successful welfare reform bill passed that Republicans and Democrats both boast about. Those are the things that we have done. My constituents have a right to vote against me if they do not like what we have done. How has anyone been locked out of the process?
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J.C. Watts
Oklahoma
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the accomplishments of Congress over the past seven years.

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