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On the recordMay 11, 2011
We have seen basically a doubling of the national debt under the Bush administration and then a tripling of the national debt as a result of the house of cards that was built in the mortgage deregulation by the Bush administration.
Said by
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley criticizes the national debt increase linked to past administrations' policies.

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