Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
you will help the economy recover faster if you focus primarily on cutting expenses rather than on increasing taxes
Said by
Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Advocating for spending cuts over tax increases to aid economic recovery.

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