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Tom Coburn: “Most of us in this room today, however, understand that we cannot simply cut our way out of the debt.”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Most of us in this room today, however, understand that we cannot simply cut our way out of the debt.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need for growth, not just cuts, to address national debt.

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