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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 14, 2023
Those aren't spending cuts, those are tax increases, but yeah.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah
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Response to proposed budget measures described as spending cuts.

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