Sen. Conrad: Over history of U.S., took Bush to DOUBLE foreign-held debt

Hissyspit

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Mon Mar-13-06 11:11 AM
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Sen. Conrad: Over history of U.S., took Bush to DOUBLE foreign-held debt

Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), budget committee ranking member, speaking on the Senate floor just now on the FY 2007 budget:

It took 42 presidents and 224 years to run up a trillion dollars in debt held by foreign interests.
It has taken only 5 years of the Bush administration to DOUBLE IT.

"Mr. President, this debt is out of control."

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caligirl

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Mon Mar-13-06 11:15 AM
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1. So who is the financial genius who is going to solve this?

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Hissyspit

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Mon Mar-13-06 11:22 AM
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2. A dem president might. But...

the Rethugs would impeach him/her for it.

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