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On the recordMay 18, 2015
it seems to me in disputable that the source of the increasing deficits and corresponding debt are the increases in spending.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Toomey emphasizes that rising deficits are due to increased spending, not a lack of revenue.

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