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John Spratt: “Every 18 months we are adding $1 trillion to the national debt, to the statutory debt to the United States. Nobody in…”

On the recordApril 27, 2005
Every 18 months we are adding $1 trillion to the national debt, to the statutory debt to the United States. Nobody in his right mind thinks this is something that can be sustained.
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John Spratt
South Carolina

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