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.
Jeff Merkley: “We have seen basically a doubling of the national debt under the Bush administration and then a tripling of the national…”
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Merkley criticizes the national debt increase linked to past administrations' policies.
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