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On the recordMarch 10, 2009
To preserve [the] independence [of the people,] we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte emphasizes the need to avoid excessive government debt.

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