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Joe Barton: If you divide 325 million into 20 trillion, you get about 66, 67 thousand dollars that every American owes of the…

On the recordJanuary 30, 2017
If you divide 325 million into 20 trillion, you get about 66, 67 thousand dollars that every American owes of the national debt.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton explains the per capita share of the national debt.

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