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Rand Paul: Philosophically, I have been opposed to borrowing such extraordinary amounts of money, and I think it has been a false…

On the recordFebruary 2, 2021
Philosophically, I have been opposed to borrowing such extraordinary amounts of money, and I think it has been a false choice in the sense that we say either the economy collapses in ruin or we bail it out with money that we do not have.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul expresses opposition to large borrowing for economic bailouts.

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