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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
So there is really no country that has pursued the kind of austerity policies that we have heard some in this institution call for that have experienced economic growth or a reduction in the debt to their economy?
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Himes questions the effectiveness of austerity policies in achieving economic growth.

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