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Mick Mulvaney: “At some point in the very near future, we expect to be paying more money for debt than we do for defense.”

On the recordMay 23, 2017
At some point in the very near future, we expect to be paying more money for debt than we do for defense.
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Mick Mulvaney
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Mulvaney warns about the rising cost of debt overshadowing defense spending.

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