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Kim Reynolds: “Just as I listened carefully, I thought I understood that the Republicans since being in the control of the majority…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2004
Just as I listened carefully, I thought I understood that the Republicans since being in the control of the majority have brought about a third of the country's debt in policy decisions. I guess that would mean two-thirds of the debt would be borne by the Democratic minority party.
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Kim Reynolds
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of party policies on national debt.

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