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Jon Kyl: “I also thought it interesting that, regarding the issues we are debating that so deeply divide us, a Wall Street Journal…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2011
I also thought it interesting that, regarding the issues we are debating that so deeply divide us, a Wall Street Journal op-ed today appeared, which is one of those rare times when the author puts into a much larger perspective, a more cosmic perspective, what we are talking about and puts it in moral terms--long-term moral terms--rather than just Democrats versus Republicans and the fight of the day. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this article be printed in the Record after my remarks. It is written by Arthur C. Brooks and is called ``The Debt Ceiling and the Pursuit of Happiness.'' The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (See exhibit 1.)
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona
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Jul 25, 2011

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