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W. Todd Akin: So, gentleman, just taking a look at some notes I had, this would be about from 1996 to the year 2007, and you total…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
So, gentleman, just taking a look at some notes I had, this would be about from 1996 to the year 2007, and you total that up at about $1.2 trillion. So that's 12 years of Republican deficit spending, more or less.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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Feb 3, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the impact of Republican deficit spending from 1996 to 2007.

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