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John Spratt: “If we have entitlements that we already can't pay for, shouldn't we not be adding new entitlements?”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
If we have entitlements that we already can't pay for, shouldn't we not be adding new entitlements?
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John Spratt
South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the addition of new entitlements amidst existing financial issues.

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