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John Larson: “I think, Mr. Chairman, as you have done throughout your stellar career, you have outlined from a budgetary perspective…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2009
I think, Mr. Chairman, as you have done throughout your stellar career, you have outlined from a budgetary perspective the God-awful mess that President Obama has inherited. In fact, this is a cavernous hole that he finds himself in, as does our Nation. Mr. Melancon pointed out exactly how deep a hole has been dug and what this problem means to every American, not only from the standpoint of our national debt, but clearly from the number of jobs that have been lost, from the number of people who have lost their homes, and lost their health care.
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John Larson
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the economic challenges faced by President Obama during a budgetary debate.

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