A trillion dollars here, another trillion there

Or, why Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are right

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Many older Americans vividly remember Everett M. Dirksen, the late senator from Illinois, an ardent opponent of lavish government spending. He is credited with saying, about 60 years ago, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” No documents prove that Dirksen…