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On the recordApril 9, 2013
At a time when our national debt is over $16 trillion, we simply cannot afford to drink $12 coffees and purchase prisons when others sit vacant.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Goodlatte emphasizes the need to cut wasteful spending amid rising national debt.

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