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Emerson Etheridge: “Here is my question. If I keep building this big enough, pretty soon the bankers are going say to me, ``Mr. Etheridge…”

On the recordNovember 16, 2004
Here is my question. If I keep building this big enough, pretty soon the bankers are going say to me, ``Mr. Etheridge, if you can't pay some of the principal, we're going to have to sit down and work out a plan for you.'' Normally, people do not do that with a country, but I think earlier the gentleman from New York touched on this when he was talking about the challenge we face with our international friends owning our debt. How do we deal with them diplomatically when we owe them so much money?
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Emerson Etheridge
Ind. Republican-Democrat · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of national debt and international relations.

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