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On the recordDecember 18, 2013
Just to respond, I think this is what happens when you are trying to get something done late in the year. We are all adults. We have had months to deal with these issues. I sort of hate the fact that you are dealing with important things like the Defense authorization bill a day or 2 before everybody wants to go home for Christmas. Eventually, that leads to $17 trillion in debt. How do you get to $17 trillion in debt? It takes bipartisanship.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
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Dec 18, 2013

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