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Radio: Lame Duck Congress to Burn Hole in Taxpayers’ Pockets
Dec 6, 2022
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Inside Sources with Boyd Matheson
$3.3 trillion. That’s how much money our lame duck Congress is expected to spend before the end of the year. And many of the lawmakers in our nation’s Capital won’t even be there in January. And yet, they’re burning a hole in taxpayers’ pockets. Jonathan Bydlak from the R Street Institute breaks down what’s on the docket and how we can reverse course before inflation worsens.
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