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Jim Nussle: Mr. Chairman, there is not an economist in the country, not one economist who does not say that the economic recession…

On the recordMarch 25, 2004
Mr. Chairman, there is not an economist in the country, not one economist who does not say that the economic recession that we had to face began under President Clinton. President George Bush inherited the recession from President Clinton. We worked to reduce it and get it back on a growth path, which we have done.
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Jim Nussle
Iowa

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Discussing the economic recession and its origins during a committee meeting.

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