Richard Shelby: “Our Nation is $15.8 trillion in debt, a number that grows by $42,000…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2012

Our Nation is $15.8 trillion in debt, a number that grows by $42,000 every second.

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Republican · Alabama

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

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Richard Shelby: “Our Nation is $15.8 trillion in debt, a number that grows by $42,000 every second.”