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Tim Scott: “What do you think about the fact we now are sitting on $27 trillion worth of debt?”

On the recordMarch 1, 2021
What do you think about the fact we now are sitting on $27 trillion worth of debt?
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Scott raises concerns about the national debt and its implications.

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