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On the recordJuly 12, 2023
What an uncomfortable hearing. Is it not? Let me say it is uncomfortable for the entire American citizenry to gaze upon this bizarre realm of D.C. and wonder how it operates when we are facing now $32 trillion in debt.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana

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Higgins expresses discomfort with government operations amid rising national debt.

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