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Michael Burgess: “As Margaret Thatcher once aptly observed, you can eventually run out of other people's money.”

On the recordJuly 25, 2017
As Margaret Thatcher once aptly observed, you can eventually run out of other people's money.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess emphasizes the need for fiscal responsibility in spending.

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