“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordMarch 25, 2015
This is government-supported addiction. It is not moving people to sobriety.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Barton criticizes government policies that maintain addiction rather than promote recovery.

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