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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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