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Chris Coons: It is much harder to explain to anyone why we are borrowing at a record clip simply to fund the ongoing operations of…

On the recordMarch 10, 2014
It is much harder to explain to anyone why we are borrowing at a record clip simply to fund the ongoing operations of Government.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons discusses the challenges of explaining government borrowing for operations.

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