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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: We talk about the deficit quite a bit in our 30-something hour, and one of the ways that I sort of try to boil it down…

On the recordMarch 28, 2006
We talk about the deficit quite a bit in our 30-something hour, and one of the ways that I sort of try to boil it down, because, you know, when you think about the number 8 trillion, especially, I mean, I imagine you were talking to seventh graders, and 8 trillion is a really big number. Even $27,000 is a big number.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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