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On the recordMay 18, 2015
is it fair to say that major Government programs cannot be considered sustainable if they are growing faster than nominal GDP indefinitely?
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey questions the sustainability of government programs growing faster than GDP.

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