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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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