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Angus King: “I think interest rates are a ticking time bomb, and if they return to 5 or 6 percent, we would be paying over $1…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
I think interest rates are a ticking time bomb, and if they return to 5 or 6 percent, we would be paying over $1 trillion a year in interest.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King warns about the impact of rising interest rates on federal spending.

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