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Mark Alford: But the ship heading towards a reef, we don’t have much time before we hit that reef with $36 trillion worth of debt.

On the recordFebruary 24, 2025
But the ship heading towards a reef, we don’t have much time before we hit that reef with $36 trillion worth of debt.
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Mark Alford
Republican · Missouri

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Alford warns about the urgency of addressing national debt.

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