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“It's a shame that we have to use whatever leverage we have in Congress to get the president to deal with the biggest problem confronting our future. And that's our excessive spending.”

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Mitch McConnell

American politician and member of the Republican Party, serving as the former Majority Leader of the United States Senate. Born on February 20, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. more

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