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On the recordOctober 2, 2018
This deficit is unconscionable, and as we are starting to see projections on the deficit come in now, those projections are accurate.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin expresses concern over the growing deficit projections.

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