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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I asked to rejoin the committee so that I could support the Conrad-Gregg effort to find some process by which we could restrain spending on entitlements in the future.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander emphasizes the need for a process to control entitlement spending.

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