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Xavier Becerra: So long as that spending in the economic recovery package is smartly done, focused, and economists would agree that it…

On the recordMay 20, 2009
So long as that spending in the economic recovery package is smartly done, focused, and economists would agree that it is focused, we can have some reasonable projections by economists that we will begin to see an upturn in the economy
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

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Becerra argues for responsible deficit spending to aid economic recovery.

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