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On the recordMarch 4, 2009
If the Federal funding is simply displacing State funding that otherwise would occur, then it is not going to stimulate the economy.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Biden discusses the impact of federal funding on state budgets and economic stimulation.

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