Congressman Womack outlines spending increases over 10 years in debate on debt ceiling compromise

Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack compares domestic discretionary and mandatory spending in debate on the Bipartisan Budget Act increasing the debt limit and canceling budget sequestration between 2010 and 2019, saying one could not have an intellectually honest conversation by ignoring the bottom line, that in 10 years mandatory spending had grown 10 times the rate of discretionary and yet none were talking about that.
Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack compares domestic discretionary and mandatory spending in debate on the Bipartisan Budget Act increasing the debt limit and canceling budget sequestration between 2010 and 2019, saying one could not have an intellectually honest conversation by ignoring the bottom line, that in 10 years mandatory spending had grown 10 times the rate of discretionary and yet none were talking about that.
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