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Cornyn on $16 Trillion National Debt: "Another Shameful Benchmark"

Statement

Date: Sept. 4, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement as the nation's gross debt exceeded $16 trillion:

"Today is yet another shameful benchmark in the Obama administration's fiscal record. With Senate Democrats refusing to pass a budget and our gross debt eclipsing the size of our economy, the need for a change in leadership is greater than ever."


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