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On the recordMay 27, 2026
That’s why, just last month, I joined my colleagues in introducing a resolution that says by 2030 we must lower our deficit to only 3 percent of GDP.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senate floor speech on national debt consequences.

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