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Jodey Arrington: A public debt is a public curse and the worst of its kind, he said, in a Republican form of government.

On the recordDecember 5, 2023
A public debt is a public curse and the worst of its kind, he said, in a Republican form of government.
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Jodey Arrington
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Arrington emphasizes the dangers of public debt as articulated by James Madison.

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