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Chris Coons: Economic growth alone is probably not as effective as economic growth with sensible, well-targeted social policies.

On the recordJune 29, 2011
Economic growth alone is probably not as effective as economic growth with sensible, well-targeted social policies.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons argues for combining economic growth with targeted social policies.

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