Rep. Tim Burchett
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We were at the Capitol Hill Club.
And they meet over there legally so we can talk about fundraising.
And then we're in the Capitol and have our conference meeting and talk strict politics.
And I asked the head of the committee that was carrying the bill.
I said, ma'am, I said, how much money is in this bill?
And she said, I don't know.
And I said, no, I mean, the bill that you're talking about right now, the one that we're getting ready to spend all this money on, how much is in it?
And she said, I don't know.
And leadership said, man, what are you doing?
What are you doing?
I was like, what do you mean, what am I doing?
I come from Tennessee.
We run a balanced budget in Tennessee.
It's a crazy concept.
We have zero debt.
That's why everybody's clamoring.
It just made everybody uncomfortable, I guess.
I don't know.
But it's things like that.
I get it.