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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
a $1.6 trillion Federal deficit, and rising unrest that has spiked oil prices to the point where our economic recovery could be threatened.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights significant economic issues affecting the nation.

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