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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Should we be thrilled that we borrowed this much money and put that all on our credit card so that this much money could…”

On the recordApril 23, 2018
Should we be thrilled that we borrowed this much money and put that all on our credit card so that this much money could go to foreign investors?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the benefits of borrowing for tax cuts favoring foreign investors.

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