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Tom Graves: “Well, John, you're right about my statement before. And that is this is no time to compromise. We've had years and years…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2011
Well, John, you're right about my statement before. And that is this is no time to compromise. We've had years and years and years of compromises and that's led to $14 trillion in debt. And if we're going to get out of this mess we've got to hold firm to what we know are the true solutions.
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Tom Graves
Georgia

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Graves emphasizes the need for firm solutions instead of compromise to address the national debt.

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