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On the recordJuly 24, 2012
I see very little discussion of the U.S. debt crisis. We know that on a nominal basis, this country has now racked up more debt in the last 3 years than in the previous 200 years.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Hensarling criticizes the lack of focus on U.S. debt compared to European issues.

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