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Tom Coburn: First of all, they are already spending this money, so it is offset. It is already being spent.

On the recordJuly 29, 1998
First of all, they are already spending this money, so it is offset. It is already being spent.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Discussing budgetary implications of government spending.

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