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Tim Scott: “The American public says, okay, so what'd we get for that, 66 percent increase from populations up 2 percent.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2024
The American public says, okay, so what'd we get for that, 66 percent increase from populations up 2 percent.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Scott questions the value of increased spending relative to population growth.

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