On the recordApril 3, 2001
It goes from $5.6 trillion today--that is where this chart leaves off. And under their proposal the public debt goes up every year until it reaches $6.7 trillion.
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govinfo.govKent Conrad: “It goes from $5.6 trillion today--that is where this chart leaves off. And under their proposal the public debt goes up…”
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Discussing the implications of a budget proposal on public debt.
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