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Lloyd Doggett: “Indeed, there were some groups and some Republican commentators here in Washington who actually advocated during the…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
Indeed, there were some groups and some Republican commentators here in Washington who actually advocated during the Bush-Cheney years that driving the debt up was a very good thing.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett highlights that some Republicans believed increasing debt would limit Democratic policies.

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