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Kevin Brady: “But the economy doesn't send the President spending bills, does it? This Congress sends the President spending bills.”

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
But the economy doesn't send the President spending bills, does it? This Congress sends the President spending bills.
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Kevin Brady
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Brady emphasizes Congress's role in creating spending bills, not the economy.

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