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On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
The real driver of our Federal debt is out-of-control mandatory spending on entitlement programs.
Said by
Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Points out mandatory spending as a primary cause of federal debt.

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