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On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
I noted to you in my opening comments that our debt is now 90 percent of GDP, our total debt, and that most economists believe when you get at that 90 percent level you have a significant drag on your overall economy.
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Sam Brownback
Republican · Kansas

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Brownback discusses the economic impact of high national debt.

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