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Bob Inglis: What we need to do in this House today is end the codependent relationship with the alcoholic uncle we have got and say…

On the recordFebruary 3, 1994
What we need to do in this House today is end the codependent relationship with the alcoholic uncle we have got and say to him that the time has come for us to make the choices. The time is today to cut spending so that we can afford to pay for the crisis that we have got in California.
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Bob Inglis
South Carolina

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The speaker addresses the need for fiscal responsibility in response to a crisis.

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