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On the recordJuly 8, 2024
CBO's long-term budget projections back in 2012 were the last time that CBO showed debt declining as a share of GDP.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the historical context of debt projections by CBO.

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