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Tom Rice: I don't know if you heard, but the United States has $18 trillion in debt and both the Office of Management and Budget…

On the recordFebruary 9, 2016
I don't know if you heard, but the United States has $18 trillion in debt and both the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office, they don't agree on many things, but they agree we're on an unsustainable path.
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Tom Rice
Republican · South Carolina

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Rice highlights the U.S. debt crisis and its implications for fiscal sustainability.

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