Tom Carper: “In 8 years we ran up as much new debt as we did in the first 208 years…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2009

In 8 years we ran up as much new debt as we did in the first 208 years of our Nation's history.

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Carper highlights the alarming increase in national debt over the past eight years.

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Tom Carper: “In 8 years we ran up as much new debt as we did in the first 208 years of our Nation's history.”