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John Garamendi: “Most people don't know what the Recovery Act is. They think of the stimulus program. They are one and the same, the…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2010
Most people don't know what the Recovery Act is. They think of the stimulus program. They are one and the same, the stimulus program and the Recovery Act.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
Source
govinfo.gov
Sep 15, 2010

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi is clarifying the relationship between the Recovery Act and the stimulus program.

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