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Sheldon Whitehouse: you cannot have a serious conversation about our nation's fiscal situation if you only focus on non-defense…

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
you cannot have a serious conversation about our nation's fiscal situation if you only focus on non-defense, discretionary spending.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need to consider all spending in fiscal discussions.

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