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Angus King: “The national debt is a threat, not to define our defense budget.”

On the recordOctober 28, 2015
The national debt is a threat, not to define our defense budget.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Senator King highlights the national debt as a national security threat.

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