Mike Pence has done a fabulous job leading the Republican Study Committee. They have put out a realistic and credible and specific budget proposal to get spending under control when virtually no one else is talking about it.
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The fiscal situation will probably have to worsen and cause some economic pain before it becomes a priority.
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