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flag Tenn. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann says cutting all discretionary spending won't balance the budget due to mandatory expenses.

flag Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, a Tennessee Republican, told Newsmax that eliminating all discretionary spending, which makes up about 25% of the federal budget, would not balance the budget. flag The remaining 75% is mandatory spending that automatically recurs without annual approval. flag Fleischmann noted that Congress has not effectively communicated where federal spending is directed to the public.

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