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Mark Kirk: “During the first 9 weeks of 2011, Federal debt increased at an average of $35.6 billion per week.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
During the first 9 weeks of 2011, Federal debt increased at an average of $35.6 billion per week.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

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Mark Kirk highlights the rapid increase in federal debt early in 2011.

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