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Dick Durbin: “I believe the Senator from Missouri is correct. It is interesting that those who are critical of the stimulus, the…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2010
I believe the Senator from Missouri is correct. It is interesting that those who are critical of the stimulus, the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, on the Republican side virtually never acknowledge the fact that one-third of that whole package is tax cuts, which is the Holy Grail on the Republican side of the aisle--tax cuts for working families.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2010

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Senator Durbin discusses the tax cuts included in the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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