Confronting Quote by Mitch McConnell

“The biggest problem confronting the country is our excessive spending. If we're not going to deal with it now, when are we going to deal with it? And we've watched the government explode over the last four years. We've dealt with the revenue issue.”

Mitch McConnell

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