Richard Shelby actually said...

If the debt continues to accumulate and becomes unsustainable, as the Congressional Budget Office believes our current policies are, then the only way that can end is through a crisis or some other very bad outcome.

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Shelby warns about the dangers of accumulating unsustainable debt.

07/20/2010

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