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Judd Gregg: “The fiscal year 2008 budget allows the gross debt to grow dramatically, by $2.5 trillion over 5 years, and spends all of…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2008
The fiscal year 2008 budget allows the gross debt to grow dramatically, by $2.5 trillion over 5 years, and spends all of the Social Security surplus, which is more than $1 trillion. It is important to remember that this debt will be paid back by our children, so that a $2.5 trillion increase basically adds another $34,000 to the amount already owed by every American child under the age of 18.
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Judd Gregg

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Discussing the implications of the fiscal year 2008 budget on national debt.

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