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It's a shame that the president doesn't embrace the effort to reduce spending. None of us like using situations like the sequester or the debt ceiling or the operation of government to try to engage the president to deal with this.
Mitch McConnell
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Mitch McConnell
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: February 20
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