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Tom Cotton: “In the next 10 years, the United States will spend more on interest for its debt than it does for its military.”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
In the next 10 years, the United States will spend more on interest for its debt than it does for its military.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the impending financial burden of debt on military funding.

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