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Chris Murphy: “The savings and significant contribution you can make to the debt is not about grandma and granddad today. It is about…”

On the recordApril 5, 2016
The savings and significant contribution you can make to the debt is not about grandma and granddad today. It is about my grandchildren and my children.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy argues that debt impacts future generations more than current ones.

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