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John Cornyn: “It strikes me as fundamentally wrong that the States have to ask the Federal Government how they can spend their money.”

On the recordMarch 18, 2015
It strikes me as fundamentally wrong that the States have to ask the Federal Government how they can spend their money.
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cornyn argues against federal control over state spending on Medicaid.

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