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Steve Womack: “So only in Washington and only from the Office of Management and Budget could we see the gross Federal debt go from $19…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
So only in Washington and only from the Office of Management and Budget could we see the gross Federal debt go from $19 trillion today to... even with $3 trillion worth of tax increases, $26 trillion in the 10-year window.
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Steve Womack
Republican · Arkansas

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Womack criticizes the projected increase in federal debt despite tax increases.

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