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On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
Think about what the deal was, a $14 trillion debt; we raise it $2.4 trillion; we got $21 billion in savings the first year.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Jordan compares the debt situation to a family's credit card management.

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