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Marshall Sanford: “I have got friends back home that said, ``Mark, are you all a bunch of green-eye-shade-covered accountant types in…”

On the recordApril 21, 1999
I have got friends back home that said, ``Mark, are you all a bunch of green-eye-shade-covered accountant types in Washington, or are you not the guys that are cutting spending in Washington, taking stuff away from people?'' ... All we are trying to do is keep the two equal. In other words, if Washington is getting a pay raise, it ought to be equal with what folks are doing back home, not above that.
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Marshall Sanford
South Carolina

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Discussing government spending and the disparity between Washington's spending growth and income growth at home.

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