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Angus King: “We have not done a thing about the debt itself.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
We have not done a thing about the debt itself.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Senator King emphasizes the need for action on national debt despite deficit reduction.

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