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On the recordMarch 22, 2010
Thanks to President Obama and to the team he has around him, including you, and thanks to actions taken by Congress in the recovery bill, it seems that the economy is stabilizing.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin acknowledges the positive impact of the Recovery Act on the economy.

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