On the recordMarch 5, 2019
The debt and deficits that we incur are not labeled defense and non-defense. Nor even are they labeled entitlements. They are just the deficit that all of our kids are going to have to pay.
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congress.govJim McGovern: “The debt and deficits that we incur are not labeled defense and non-defense. Nor even are they labeled entitlements.…”
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Highlights the burden of national debt on future generations regardless of spending categories.
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