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A bold agenda doesn't have to mean big government

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The 111th Congress has convened in Washington. As new and returning members of Congress are sworn into office, America faces a pressing set of challenges. Our economy is limping along, shedding jobs each month. Home prices are declining at record rates. The federal government is stuck in a mantra of bailout mania.

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