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Lincoln Davis: “I believe it is immoral for this country to keep racking up debt as far as the eye can see and to pass it on to our…”

On the recordNovember 18, 2004
I believe it is immoral for this country to keep racking up debt as far as the eye can see and to pass it on to our children and our grandchildren. I think it is immoral to borrow and spend and ask our soldiers to make the ultimate sacrifice while we refuse to make even marginal sacrifices in our fiscal policies.
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Lincoln Davis
Tennessee

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Addressing concerns about government borrowing and spending during a speech on the House floor.

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