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On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
I think it is very important that we move beyond the mindless narrative that government is just big, bloated, and fat.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly emphasizes the need to differentiate between effective government spending and waste.

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