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On the recordNovember 13, 2019
Our debt is growing faster than our economy by a margin. And so I think by definition that makes it unsustainable.
Said by
Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Powell discusses the unsustainable growth of national debt relative to the economy.

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