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Cynthia Lummis: “But, you know, dollars are dollars, and they are all borrowed money.”

On the recordMarch 5, 2012
But, you know, dollars are dollars, and they are all borrowed money.
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Lummis emphasizes the importance of fiscal responsibility regarding federal funding.

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