Pete Stark: “as the senior Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, I am honored…”

On the recordMarch 24, 2004

as the senior Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, I am honored to be here today to continue the tradition begun by Senator Humphrey and Congressman Hawkins. I came here last year and accused President Bush of being a liar. A year later, I feel no reason to apologize or change my opinion. Events have proved that point. It has been proven that there was no evidence of weapons of mass destruction. In the economic report that the President signed, he tried to spin a recovery on jobs but the fact is----

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Addressing the economic policies and statements of President Bush during a Joint Economic Committee meeting.

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