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On the recordDecember 7, 2021
The Federal Government is running a deficit in the current year of almost $3 trillion, which is just, maybe except for wartime, it is just unheard of.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper highlights the unprecedented federal deficit due to COVID-19 relief efforts.

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