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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
I believe that with a $1.5 trillion debt this year projected, or deficit this year projected and a debt that is on track to double in the next 10 years, that we are impacting our ability to get out from under the difficult economic conditions we have been in over the last couple of years.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman discusses the impact of high deficits on economic growth and investment.

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