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On the recordJuly 28, 2010
The state of the American child is generational theft perpetrated by the hands of a Federal Government devoid of fiscal discipline.
Said by
Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn criticizes government fiscal irresponsibility affecting children.

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