Madam President, I couldn't agree more with the Senator from Kentucky. This is the silent but potentially deadly threat to our whole economy. If interest rates were to go up, if China purchases more of our debt, they are not going to buy it at current rates; we are going to have to offer a better rate of return. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator has consumed 5 minutes.
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