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David Schweikert: “Understand how fragile we are making our republic by what is going on right now.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2014
Understand how fragile we are making our republic by what is going on right now.
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Schweikert warns about the financial fragility of the republic.

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