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Jim Matheson: Well, I thank Mr. Ross. I think it is important to talk about the fact that you ought to have a plan. You know, you have…

On the recordMarch 14, 2006
Well, I thank Mr. Ross. I think it is important to talk about the fact that you ought to have a plan. You know, you have a family business you own back in Arkansas, a pharmacy; and when you borrow money to help take out a business loan, the bank asks you for a plan, how are you going to pay that back. Right now, the Federal Government is borrowing money, and I do not know that there is a plan out there that has been articulated for how we are going to pay that back.
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