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Dick Durbin: So the Senator from North Dakota, as chairman of the Budget Committee, has come to the floor repeatedly with a chart…

On the recordMarch 12, 2008
So the Senator from North Dakota, as chairman of the Budget Committee, has come to the floor repeatedly with a chart which he can get his hands on in a moment that talks about the accumulation of debt in America under the Bush administration compared to the accumulation of debt in America under all previous Presidents. Does the Senator recall the numbers that were involved in that chart?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the accumulation of debt in America under the Bush administration.

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