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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I think that, as Senator Warner pointed out, one of the issues we have is if you look at the CBO projections on if we continue on the trajectory that we are on in terms of interest payments, basically, it would take--crowd out and cover all of the spending we are doing as a safety net.
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Kelly Ayotte
Republican · New Hampshire

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Ayotte discusses the impact of interest payments on safety net spending, emphasizing the need for a deficit reduction plan.

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