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On the recordFebruary 3, 2021
Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that Congresswoman Beatty has a great mask. It is wonderfully sparkly. I did want to share one thing very, very quickly. This is our CBO projection of where we are at right now. With the moneys that have already been authorized right now, by the end of this year, we will be close to a 4 percent GDP growth. So last quarter wasn't anywhere where we wanted it. The quarter before that was miserable. But you have to understand that this is where we are at. We keep hearing our fellow Members make comments, saying the economists said, ``Go big.'' But if you actually listen to their second line, multiple economists said, ``Go big, but go targeted.'' This document isn't targeted. It is all over the board. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Estes).
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

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