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On the recordJune 10, 2013
Just as a little aside, the Federal Government's balance sheet has $86 trillion worth of liabilities, and all the assets in the United States of America are under $80 trillion.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Coburn highlights the imbalance in the federal government's financial situation.

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