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Michael Fitzpatrick: “A couple of years ago, Admiral Michael Mullen, at the time the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2012
A couple of years ago, Admiral Michael Mullen, at the time the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the greatest threat to our national security is our national debt, which shocked a lot of people. Do you agree that a growing national debt is a significant threat to our economic and financial security going forward?
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Michael Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania

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Fitzpatrick references Mullen's statement on national debt as a security threat.

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