January 22, 2009 2:48PM

Small‐Government Republicans

By David Boaz

House Minority Leader John Boehner tells NPR, "I and most Republicans believe that a smaller, less costly government gives us a healthier economy and a healthier society."

Reality check: How the federal budget grew during the years of President Bush and a Republican Congress:

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