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Roger Williams: “An $18 trillion debt is not a well-oiled machine. And that statement bothers me.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
An $18 trillion debt is not a well-oiled machine. And that statement bothers me.
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Roger Williams
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Williams expresses concern over the U.S. economy's debt level.

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