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Angus King: “The debt and the deficit is a serious problem, and to me, lowering the deficit is progress, but it is not an answer…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
The debt and the deficit is a serious problem, and to me, lowering the deficit is progress, but it is not an answer because the hole is still getting deeper.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the seriousness of debt and deficit issues.

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