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Chris Murphy: “Forty-two Presidents took 224 years to rack up about $1 trillion in foreign-owned debt... This President, one President…”

On the recordFebruary 7, 2008
Forty-two Presidents took 224 years to rack up about $1 trillion in foreign-owned debt... This President, one President, has now... racked up $1.33 trillion in foreign-held debt. One President in about 7 years has racked up more debt than 42 Presidents in 224 years.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the increase in foreign-held debt under the current presidential administration.

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