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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
This is a great country, and we're going to have a great future. We're in tough times right now, and we've been in tough times in the past. But if we have wise, thoughtful policies, we'll pull this country together, and we will deal with the deficit. We just can't do it in ways that are not wise and that do not give us the investments for the future.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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The speaker discusses the importance of wise policies to address the country's challenges and deficit.

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