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Jim Clyburn: “And then it was declared that deficits don't matter. This special committee was created because deficits and debt do…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
And then it was declared that deficits don't matter. This special committee was created because deficits and debt do matter.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn asserts the importance of addressing deficits and debt despite previous claims they were insignificant.

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