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On the recordJune 22, 2010
First, from Phil Swagel, who was assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy under George Bush. This is one of Bush's top economic strategists who said, their economic policies--I think referring to the Democrats and Obama--their economic policies including the stimulus have helped move the economy in the right direction. Mark Zandi, who is the chief economist at Moody's, a former adviser to a number of Republican candidates, says, It feels like the light switch went on in many businesses this spring. When you take it all together the response to the recession was massive, it was unprecedented, and it was ultimately successful. You've got a broad spectrum of agreement, as you mentioned, from conservative economists to progressive economists, who say that the policies that the President and Congress have put into place have put us on the right track.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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Jun 22, 2010

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The speaker discusses bipartisan support for economic policies during the recovery from the recession.

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