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Bobby Scott: And you get absolutely nothing for interest on the national debt. It is money down the drain. You do not get the first…

On the recordOctober 25, 2005
And you get absolutely nothing for interest on the national debt. It is money down the drain. You do not get the first rifle. You do not get the first schoolbook. You do not get any health care. You do not get anything for interest on the national debt.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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