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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “So that fact, coupled with draconian cuts proposed, for example, in Chairman Ryan's plan, which is like an anti-Recovery…”

On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
So that fact, coupled with draconian cuts proposed, for example, in Chairman Ryan's plan, which is like an anti-Recovery Act, would you give us a sense whether you think large spending cuts like that right away would be an additional drain on economic growth, especially when compounded with the expiration of the Recovery Act funds?
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Wasserman Schultz critiques proposed spending cuts and their potential negative impact on economic growth.

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