I believe this debt threat is an imminent threat to the Nation.
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Kent Conrad emphasizes the urgency of addressing national debt.
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Mr. President, I thank my colleagues. These will be my final remarks to the Senate, and I thought I would share with my colleagues my observations on what has just occurred to put in perspective where I believe we are and where we are…
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