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On the recordJune 1, 2025
I can't be – if I vote for the $5 trillion debt, who's left in Washington that cares about the debt? We will have lost.
Said by
Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concerns about voting for increased debt.

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