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On the recordFebruary 8, 2009
If our Republican friends are so deeply and principally opposed to federal spending after running up $5 trillion in debt, let them opt out.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala suggests that Republican states should refuse federal funding if they oppose federal spending.

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