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On the recordApril 26, 2006
Nobody would run their household this way. No business runs this way. This is a gimmick, under which we can disguise how much we put this country in debt.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Coburn criticizes the way Congress is handling emergency spending, equating it to poor financial management.

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