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Bernie Sanders: “Debt is a very serious problem. We have to deal with it. But it is one of many problems.”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2010
Debt is a very serious problem. We have to deal with it. But it is one of many problems.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders emphasizes the seriousness of debt alongside other economic issues.

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