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Mike Lee: “I do want to remind everyone, anyone watching this hearing, as well as American taxpayers more broadly, that it's…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2023
I do want to remind everyone, anyone watching this hearing, as well as American taxpayers more broadly, that it's Congress that ultimately determines annual spending and revenue levels, not the President's annual budget.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Senator Lee emphasizes Congress's control over spending and revenue decisions.

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