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On the recordJuly 24, 2012
Our Nation is $15.8 trillion in debt, a number that grows by $42,000 every second.
Said by
Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the severity of the national debt and its rapid increase.

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