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Jeb Hensarling: “The single greatest threat to a stronger economy is our growing national debt.”

On the recordDecember 11, 2013
The single greatest threat to a stronger economy is our growing national debt.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Highlighting the dangers of national debt to the economy.

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