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Tina Smith: If Congress controls the purse strings, I say to the Senator from West Virginia, and the national debt increased $3…

On the recordFebruary 16, 1995
If Congress controls the purse strings, I say to the Senator from West Virginia, and the national debt increased $3 trillion during those years, how can we blame the President? I mean, whose responsibility is it?
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the responsibility for the national debt during a debate.

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