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On the recordJanuary 21, 2013
The biggest problem with the Republican arguments that are before us--and we just heard it again--is that spending and debt are problems.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott argues that Republicans misdirect attention from their own fiscal irresponsibility.

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