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Jacob J. Lew: I don't exaggerate when I say it breaks my heart.

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
I don't exaggerate when I say it breaks my heart.
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Jacob J. Lew

Editor's note · Context

Expressing frustration over the shift from surpluses to deficits since the Clinton administration.

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