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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
We have got to address the issue where it lies, and this chart unequivocally points out that it lies in the fact that we are taking the size of the Government from its historic level of about 20 percent of GDP up to 25, 26, 27, potentially up to 30 percent of GDP.
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Mike Enzi
Republican · Wyoming

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Enzi argues for addressing government size and spending in relation to GDP.

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