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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
So you cannot just wave your hands and sort of throw up fairy dust and say you are going to drive down the debt.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the need for concrete solutions to reduce the national debt.

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