On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
We hear folks right in this committee and out on the floor who talk a really good game on debt and on the deficit.
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “We hear folks right in this committee and out on the floor who talk a really good game on debt and on the deficit.”
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Whitehouse criticizes politicians for not acting on their debt and deficit rhetoric.
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