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Becca Balint: My colleagues use the deficit as a pretext to excuse increasing hunger and deepening poverty in this country.

On the recordJuly 16, 2026
My colleagues use the deficit as a pretext to excuse increasing hunger and deepening poverty in this country.
Said by
Becca Balint
Democratic · Vermont
Source
minnesotareformer.com
Jul 16, 2026

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing Republican fiscal policies.

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