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Kathy Castor: I think we said about a third of the current deficit would go away if the economy were somehow immediately put back…

On the recordJune 5, 2012
I think we said about a third of the current deficit would go away if the economy were somehow immediately put back close to full employment.
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Kathy Castor
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Castor refers to a previous letter discussing the effects of employment on the deficit.

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