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John Garamendi: “Now, it does run up the debt; but we are using that money to create infrastructure, a necessary investment for the…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2012
Now, it does run up the debt; but we are using that money to create infrastructure, a necessary investment for the economy to grow and to protect ourselves.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Nov 27, 2012

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