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Kent Conrad: “We are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar that we spend.”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
We are borrowing 40 cents of every dollar that we spend.
Said by
Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

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Kent Conrad highlights the significant borrowing in the federal budget.

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