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Danny Davis: “Clearly we cannot tax our way out of it and we cannot cut our way out of it.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
Clearly we cannot tax our way out of it and we cannot cut our way out of it.
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Danny Davis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Stating that neither tax increases nor cuts alone will solve the deficit issue.

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