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George Miller: “The policy of leaping from fiscal cliff to fiscal cliff is holding the jobs and the American economy hostage to that…”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2013
The policy of leaping from fiscal cliff to fiscal cliff is holding the jobs and the American economy hostage to that political decision.
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George Miller
Democratic · California

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Miller argues that political brinksmanship harms job growth and the economy.

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