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On the recordApril 10, 2018
I wouldn't disagree, but now we have increased it. So if you didn't like the other deficit, you certainly can't like a bigger deficit? Is that true?
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Pointing out the danger of increasing the existing deficit.

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