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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
We have a huge budget deficit, as we know, $1.3 trillion this year, huge increase--a decade ago we had a balanced budget and a surplus.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper discusses the current budget deficit and its implications for competitiveness.

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