Bruce Bartlett Quotes

Democrats will play the old Washington game of calling reductions in the rate of growth of spending for any program a 'cut'.

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• Democrats will play the old Washington game of calling reductions in the rate of growth of spending for any program a 'cut'.

  

  Bruce Bartlett
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  • Rate
  • Democrats