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Mike Crapo: “At a minimum, it seems to me that we ought to acknowledge the taxpayer is on the hook for the debt.”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
At a minimum, it seems to me that we ought to acknowledge the taxpayer is on the hook for the debt.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Crapo emphasizes the need to inform the public about taxpayer debt obligations.

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