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Newt Gingrich: “As the largest debt holder in the world, the U.S. Government--if we end up in very high interest rates on the federal…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2022
As the largest debt holder in the world, the U.S. Government--if we end up in very high interest rates on the federal debt, it is going to eat up the budget.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich warns about the impact of rising interest rates on federal debt and the budget.

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