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Scott Rigell: “It says that the President proposes and we dispose. So how can it be that a President is drumming up the debt when we…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
It says that the President proposes and we dispose. So how can it be that a President is drumming up the debt when we pass bills that pay for programs in this country?
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Scott Rigell
Republican · Virginia

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Rigell argues against blaming the President for increasing debt when Congress approves spending.

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