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On the recordApril 10, 2018
higher deficits can cause interest rates to increase, and certainly if we see a $2 trillion increase in the deficit that is not inconsequential.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich warns about the impact of higher deficits on interest rates.

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