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Lamar Smith: Financing Federal overspending through continued borrowing threatens to drown Americans in high taxes and heavy debt.

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
Financing Federal overspending through continued borrowing threatens to drown Americans in high taxes and heavy debt.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Warning about the consequences of excessive federal borrowing.

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