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On the recordDecember 16, 2009
The problem that we confront is where we are headed. Where we are headed is towards unsustainable debt.
Said by
Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Conrad emphasizes the need to address unsustainable national debt.

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