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Joe Manchin: At the current rate of our deficit spending, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) projects our national debt will…

On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
At the current rate of our deficit spending, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) projects our national debt will exceed $23.1 trillion by 2021.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin warns about the rising national debt due to deficit spending.

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