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Jodey Arrington: Again, with all due respect to my colleague from Texas, Democrats will act as if these are the choices, but they are…

On the recordApril 26, 2023
Again, with all due respect to my colleague from Texas, Democrats will act as if these are the choices, but they are false choices because they could choose to defund the moneys that came from Democrat earmarks to companies that create dirt bike culture or maybe--with all due respect to the First Lady--the Michelle Obama Trail in Georgia. There is a list of things. You will not hear them today in this debate or any concern, in my opinion, for our children's future as it relates to the debt. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman), my colleague on the Budget Committee.
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Jodey Arrington
Republican · Texas
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Apr 26, 2023

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