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Tim Ryan: “According to the logic of money being fungible, all of the money that our friends on the other side over the past 6…”

On the recordJune 21, 2007
According to the logic of money being fungible, all of the money that our friends on the other side over the past 6 years who have borrowed from China, allowed China to make money on the interest, and therefore use that money to have forced abortions in China, that's fungible. Mr. Chairman, I wish the other side was as concerned about forced abortions in China when they were busting the budget over the last 6 years.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of U.S. borrowing from China during a committee meeting.

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