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Chuck Fleischmann: “The cause of this problem is not a lack of revenue; it is increased spending.”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
The cause of this problem is not a lack of revenue; it is increased spending.
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Chuck Fleischmann
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Fleischmann emphasizes that increased spending, not lack of revenue, causes national debt issues.

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