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Pete Stark: Mostly, I read through the list, they were mostly second-rate economists, and so I can understand, they wouldn't get…

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
Mostly, I read through the list, they were mostly second-rate economists, and so I can understand, they wouldn't get their name in print any other way than to buy it.
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Pete Stark
California

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Critiquing the credibility of certain economists during a discussion.

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