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On the recordMay 18, 2015
Higher public debt leads to lower investment, slower transitional growth or recovery from a recession, and a lower long-term level of output. Debt is bad for growth.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions references an IMF report linking high debt to reduced economic growth.

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