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Kent Conrad: The Federal Government is the worst credit card abuser in the world and we are putting everything on the tab of our…

On the recordDecember 16, 2009
The Federal Government is the worst credit card abuser in the world and we are putting everything on the tab of our children and grandchildren.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Kent Conrad highlights the government's irresponsible debt management impacting future generations.

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