a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1158:"<span style="font-size: larger;"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;An arcane budgetary category called &ldquo;unobligated funds&rdquo; includes money that Congress has appropriated for agencies and programs in every corner of the federal government. When that money goes unspent, it just sits there &mdash; like an ancient wooden chest on a Caribbean island, just waiting to be pried open.&quot; </em></span><br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The federal government literally sits on BILLIONS OF UNSPENT DOLLARS that are just waiting to be spent. Some of these funds have sat there for years. Maybe we could use some of this money to PAY DOWN THE DEBT? <br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For an article on the subject, from <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/"><em><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">National Review Online</span></strong></em></a> by Deroy Murdock, click on the following story link titled: <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/259528/federal-government-s-unspent-billions-deroy-murdock"><em><strong>&quot;The Federal Government&rsquo;s Unspent Billions&quot;</strong></em></a><br />
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