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Joe Lieberman: “I appreciate it, because obviously--and, of course, we will see some of this from the macro economic data, but we hope…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2009
I appreciate it, because obviously--and, of course, we will see some of this from the macro economic data, but we hope that the tax cuts will encourage people to spend, because consumption has been falling so fast and not driving our economy in the way it normally does.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Chairman Lieberman discusses the expected impact of tax cuts on economic consumption.

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