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On the recordSeptember 25, 2013
What keeps me awake at night is to see that our debt is growing, not to pay the cost of defending freedom, but to pay for benefits for ourself.
Said by
Alan Nunnelee
Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Nunnelee expresses concern about rising debt affecting national defense.

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