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On the recordMay 19, 2021
We should not pay for a big infrastructure package by borrowing or printing hundreds of billions of more dollars.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Reed argues against financing infrastructure through excessive borrowing.

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