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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
Those debts are burdens this economy is going to have to carry, and we should keep this thing as lean and as productive as absolutely possible.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions emphasizes the long-term impact of federal debt on the economy.

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