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On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
This is what we call instead of trickle-down economics, which has not worked, this is rebuilding the economy from the ground up.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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Johnson critiques trickle-down economics and advocates for grassroots economic rebuilding.

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