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Jim McDermott: I have been listening for as long as I have been in Congress about the fact that debt was going to bury America, and…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
I have been listening for as long as I have been in Congress about the fact that debt was going to bury America, and that was going to be the end of us.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

McDermott emphasizes concerns about national debt during his congressional tenure.

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