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George W. Bush: “The surplus is the people's money, and we ought to trust the people with their own money.”

On the recordJune 20, 2001
The surplus is the people's money, and we ought to trust the people with their own money.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Dinner for Senator Jeff Sessions in Birmingham

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