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Barack Obama: “While we must add to our deficits in the short term to provide immediate relief to families and get our economy moving…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
While we must add to our deficits in the short term to provide immediate relief to families and get our economy moving, it is only by restoring fiscal discipline over the long run that we can produce sustained growth and shared prosperity.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama discusses the necessity of short-term deficits for immediate relief while emphasizing the need for long-term fiscal discipline.

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