03/04/2014
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"When I came here, I kind of acquiesced into the idea that public debt, well, we will just argue over it as a base, the public debt, and use those numbers."
"This could lead to a devaluing of the currency and a surge in debt."
"A contingent liability of this magnitude--an avoidable one--I mean, these other--reforming Medicare, obviously, is a huge conversation."
"It seemed to be, and this word leaked out, that deficits don't matter."