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On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
unless we reform programs like the SNAP Program, and a number of other entitlement programs, there is going to be a shrinking supply of funds for all of these programs, given the fact that we now have $500 billion to $1 trillion annual deficits, totaling a $20 trillion national debt.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte emphasizes the need for reform in entitlement programs due to rising national debt.

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