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Mike Crapo: “The greatest threat to our security is our debt.”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
The greatest threat to our security is our debt.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Crapo identifies national debt as a critical security threat.

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