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Michael Bennet: If we don't deal with the deficit and the debt problem the capital markets are going to decide that question for us, and…

On the recordNovember 17, 2010
If we don't deal with the deficit and the debt problem the capital markets are going to decide that question for us, and all of these programs are going to go away.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet emphasizes the urgency of addressing national debt to protect programs.

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