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Jeb Hensarling: “Well, I certainly thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I certainly appreciate her leadership in this body and truly…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2005
Well, I certainly thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I certainly appreciate her leadership in this body and truly being one of the great leaders in trying to reform government, bring about accountability, and to help protect the family budget from the Federal budget. Obviously, many good points were made about fiscal responsibility and the fact that somehow the Democrats, those on the other side of the aisle that we tried to work with, tell us there is no room for reform in the Federal budget, no room whatsoever; that somehow we have to spend even more and more money. Mr. Speaker, it begs the question how much is enough?
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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