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Jim Himes: “I wonder, as an economist, whether you agree that our growth rate has been in some way artificially held back.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
I wonder, as an economist, whether you agree that our growth rate has been in some way artificially held back.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Questioning if economic growth is being hindered artificially.

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