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Janice Schakowsky: “Now we are on an 'unsustainable fiscal path,' to quote the Commission report, which threatens our economic viability.”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Now we are on an 'unsustainable fiscal path,' to quote the Commission report, which threatens our economic viability.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Warns about the dangers of current fiscal policies and their impact on the economy.

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