Tom Carper: “We have a huge budget deficit, as we know, $1.3 trillion this year…”

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

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Tom Carper: “We have a huge budget deficit, as we know, $1.3 trillion this year, huge increase--a decade ago we had a balanced budget…”