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On the recordNovember 18, 2004
I believe it is immoral for this country to keep racking up debt as far as the eye can see and to pass it on to our children and our grandchildren. I think it is immoral to borrow and spend and ask our soldiers to make the ultimate sacrifice while we refuse to make even marginal sacrifices in our fiscal policies.
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Lincoln Davis
Tennessee

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Addressing concerns about government borrowing and spending during a speech on the House floor.

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