Contrary to popular belief, Democrats can take care of the nation’s debt problems, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told a room of wonks in D.C. this morning. Staring down the barrel of an increasingly dissolutioned electorate fired up about government spending, the national debt and the deficit, Hoyer said that everything — including defense spending and raising the retirement age — is on the table when it comes taking on the nation’s fiscal health.
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