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John Garamendi: “That is one of the wonderful things about life. You can come back and do it a second time. In this case we're looking at…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2010
That is one of the wonderful things about life. You can come back and do it a second time. In this case we're looking at a situation where in the Clinton balanced budget plan, it led to the longest sustained economic growth in America's history.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Mar 19, 2010

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Garamendi discusses the impact of the Clinton balanced budget plan on economic growth.

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