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Mick Mulvaney: “I think history would teach us--and I think perhaps Admiral Mullen was considering this--that great nations throughout…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
I think history would teach us--and I think perhaps Admiral Mullen was considering this--that great nations throughout history have traditionally failed from within, they have rotted from within because of their inability to manage their finances.
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Mick Mulvaney
Republican · South Carolina

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Mulvaney emphasizes the importance of financial management for national security.

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