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On the recordJune 16, 2015
So we did not worry about what the percentage was of GDP. We worried about whether we were paying all our bills or not.
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Mike Enzi
Republican · Wyoming

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing practical budgeting over GDP percentages.

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