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Bill Foster: “It is hard to actually look at this and conclude that there was not a positive benefit.”

On the recordMarch 4, 2013
It is hard to actually look at this and conclude that there was not a positive benefit.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Foster argues that the stimulus had a positive impact on economic recovery.

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