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On the recordJuly 21, 2015
This from an institution that thought the sequester was a good idea, that thought that an 18-day government shutdown was a good idea, that thought that threatening default on U.S. sovereign obligations was a good idea.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes criticizes past political decisions affecting economic policy.

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