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Lindsey Graham: “I was very intrigued by the gentleman from California's comments there. I think they are right on point, especially the…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1995
I was very intrigued by the gentleman from California's comments there. I think they are right on point, especially the comment from the constituent or the lay person that said if we ran our affairs like you do up here, we would be bankrupt. Would the gentleman agree that if the American public ran their affairs like we do up here, that they would go to jail?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing fiscal responsibility and government accountability.

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