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Maxine Waters: “If we move too precipitously, we run the risk of destabilizing our economy.”

On the recordMarch 30, 2011
If we move too precipitously, we run the risk of destabilizing our economy.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters warns against hasty actions that could harm the economy.

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