“This is How Much Foreign Debt Increased During Bush’s Term”

U.S. Senator Kent Conrad (Democrat), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, points to a chart concerning foreign debt at a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 6. Pointing out that foreign debt increased greatly during the five years of Bush’s administration, Senator Conrad attacked President George W. Bush for allowing the administration to accumulate a huge budget deficit and failing to protect the safety of the people.