Mark Neumann: “I think this whole thing comes down to how can we best turn that…”

On the recordApril 30, 1996

I think this whole thing comes down to how can we best turn that responsibility over to the people locally to best allocate those dollars to do the best job for their people in their own community. That is really what this should be all about. This is America. This is not supposed to be a country where somehow the people here from Washington are controlling all the lives of the people out there. This is supposed to be America, where people are taking responsibility for themselves, and the local school boards and the local towns are deciding how to best spend that money, or how to let the taxpayers keep their own money better. That really is what this is all about.

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Mark Neumann

Wisconsin

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Discussing local control over housing issues during a committee meeting.

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Mark Neumann: “I think this whole thing comes down to how can we best turn that responsibility over to the people locally to best…”

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