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Jacob J. Lew: I think right now, when you look at what our debt is, our deficit, annual deficit, is essentially interest on the debt.

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
I think right now, when you look at what our debt is, our deficit, annual deficit, is essentially interest on the debt.
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Jacob J. Lew

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Lew explains the current state of the deficit and debt servicing.

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