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Mike Cloud: “What I know is that every year we spend more money than we take in. Americans, the people who elected me and us…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
What I know is that every year we spend more money than we take in. Americans, the people who elected me and us, recognize that we--this is unsustainable.
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Mike Cloud
Republican · Texas

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Highlighting the unsustainable nature of federal spending.

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