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Bill Delahunt: “But the point is, Mr. Ryan, we cannot afford it because the debt that the American people now owe is in excess of $8…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2006
But the point is, Mr. Ryan, we cannot afford it because the debt that the American people now owe is in excess of $8 trillion, and on that $8 trillion we have to pay interest. And what is the amount of interest on an annual basis, approximately? Do we have a range?
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Bill Delahunt
Massachusetts

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