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On the recordApril 26, 2016
Nobody knows what a trillion is, but, when you are telling a young family with two small kids that, 'By the way, here is the debt burden that is coming to you over the next 25 years,' you had better be prepared for it.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson emphasizes the burden of national debt on future generations.

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