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These Rand Paul Tweets about the Spending Bill Say It All

by Jon Guze

Senior Fellow, Legal Studies, John Locke Foundation

March 22, 2018

 

Well here it is, all 2,232 budget-busting pages. The House already started votes on it. The Senate is expected to soon. No one has read it. Congress is broken… pic.twitter.com/izvJlUEgUM

— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 22, 2018

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Jon Guze

As Senior Fellow for Legal Studies, Jon analyzes the legal implications of public policy as well as the impact of key state and federal court rulings. He received a J.D., with honors, from Duke Law School and practiced law in Durham, North Carolina for more than 20 years.

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