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Will Debt Overshadow the DNC?

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FBN's Rich Edson on the DNC kicking off with the national debt hitting $16 trillion.
Duration 1:34
Date Sep 5, 2012

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Thank you Democratic Party delegates and supporters are gathered in Charlotte the Democratic National Convention.

US national debt overshadow their celebration fat chance rich and think that's very.

Rich take it away added we're here hit break that I just give the hoping away.

Well I mean yeah we can graphic here go to -- go further write.

-- where there has been little mention of the debt milestone of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte Republicans in Tampa though.

Featured -- prominently both onstage during speeches.

And above the convention floor with two national debt clocks keeping track of federal debt amassed since the start of the RNC and overall.

And despite the close of their convention Republicans continue discusses the national debt.

Promising solutions through entitlement changes and lower spending.

We name sixteen trillion dollars in debt that was announced yesterday.

As a -- -- decline.

We -- a clear choice.

Are we gonna stay in the patent president Obama's places on -- we can't turn -- around.

We -- last year and get -- country back on the right track.

Democrats say a sizable portion of that sixteen trillion comes from president George W Bush's administration with tax cuts two wars and a new.

Prescription drug benefit though many Democrats supported that.

They say that -- address deficits when Republicans agree to raise taxes on wealthier Americans Republicans say even with tax increases.

Democrats -- failed to offer a plan to confront Medicare which budget analysts say is the federal government's most unsustainable cost.

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