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Scott DesJarlais: “I think people feel we get paid too much, and our deficit is $14.3 trillion and rising.”

On the recordNovember 15, 2011
I think people feel we get paid too much, and our deficit is $14.3 trillion and rising.
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Scott DesJarlais
Republican · Tennessee

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DesJarlais addresses public concern over congressional salaries amid rising national debt.

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