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Rand Paul: “If I vote for the $5 trillion debt, who's left in Washington that cares about the debt?”

On the recordJune 1, 2025
If I vote for the $5 trillion debt, who's left in Washington that cares about the debt?
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Paul questioned the fiscal responsibility of supporting a large debt increase.

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