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On the recordMarch 24, 2004
Since 2001, when the Republicans have had everything, I want the young people particularly to listen to me, this country has borrowed over $1.2 trillion. With the budget that is presented today, they are going to borrow another $1 trillion in the next 5 years. Two trillion dollars at 5 percent interest is $100 billion a year every year in increased taxes just to pay the interest on what they have done in the last 3 years. This administration and this Congress are raising taxes on the American people more than has ever been done in history under the guise of cutting taxes, because they are not telling you part two, and that is the interest that you and I are going to have to pay beginning tomorrow for all of this borrowing that they are doing. I wish that was as bad as it was, but it is worse. Since 2001, foreigners, people who do not share the view of the world, of the United States, have increased their holdings of our debt from about 33 percent to 37 percent.
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John Tanner
Tennessee

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Discussing national debt and foreign ownership of U.S. debt during a budget debate.

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