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On the recordApril 17, 2013
We're sitting here at $16.8 trillion in debt. We've got a budget in front of us that adds more.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights concerns about the increasing national debt due to the proposed budget.

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