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On the recordMarch 7, 2023
My Republican friends like to point the finger at this side of the aisle and blame us, but, Chairman Powell, as you know, fully one-quarter, 25 percent of today's U.S. debt, was accrued in the 4 years of the Trump Administration.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Himes criticizes Republicans for blaming Democrats for debt accrued during Trump's presidency.

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