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In this special edition we look back at the remarkable life of former 5th District of South Carolina Congressman John Spratt. Spratt was in Congress for nearly 3 decades and rose to be chairman of the House Budget Committee. 

From that post he would become the master of the Federal Budget working throughout the 1990’s to balance the Federal Budget and manage the nation’s ever growing debt. He was constantly at odds with the George W Bush administration.  We will look back at his many challenges to the Bush Administration, his role as a budget hawk, and his final campaign in the 5th Congressional District. 

Finally, we will hear from the Congressman’s exit interview about his career in Congress just as he was leaving office. 

Spratt died on December 14, 2024 at age 82. He lived a remarkable life. 

Also, this episode is dedicated to the memory of KOLD tv 13 anchor woman Ana Orsini in Tuscan, Arizona. She died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at the age of 28. This was the same thing our host’s brother , Keith Wallace, died of 12 years ago at age 26. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and her coworkers at this time. 

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