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Jared Huffman: “With respect to both the deficit and the debt at the 10-year horizon, would it be fair to assume that comprehensive…”

On the recordApril 15, 2013
With respect to both the deficit and the debt at the 10-year horizon, would it be fair to assume that comprehensive immigration reform would have a positive effect on both of those things?
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman inquires about the fiscal impact of immigration reform.

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