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Dick Durbin: “If we fail to stop our own approaching tsunami of red ink, then the futures of our children and our grandchildren will…”

On the recordApril 28, 2010
If we fail to stop our own approaching tsunami of red ink, then the futures of our children and our grandchildren will be damaged by our negligence.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin warns about the dangers of national debt for future generations.

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