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Pat Ryan: I just think it is important as we have this discussion to say, well, we have these points in history where the debt ran…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2013
I just think it is important as we have this discussion to say, well, we have these points in history where the debt ran up.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan emphasizes the need to consider historical debt when discussing current financial issues.

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