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Janet Yellen: “Current spending and taxation decisions will lead to an unsustainable debt situation with rising interest rates and…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2017
Current spending and taxation decisions will lead to an unsustainable debt situation with rising interest rates and declining investment in the United States that will further harm productivity, growth, and living standards.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen expressed concerns about rising national debt affecting economic growth.

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