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On the recordApril 10, 2013
Is it not true that the gross Federal debt grows by $8.2 trillion, to $25.4 trillion, by the end of this budget in 2023?
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cornyn highlights the projected increase in federal debt over the budget period.

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