I think we do need to put things in perspective, and those who say this is an existential thing and we have just got to borrow whatever, and the debt be damned, and we just have to do whatever and not worry about the consequences of the future, I think we do.
Rand Paul: “I think we do need to put things in perspective, and those who say this is an existential thing and we have just got to…”
On the recordFebruary 2, 2021
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Rand Paul emphasizes the need for perspective on borrowing and debt.
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