On the recordFebruary 28, 1994
The answer is we will occasionally do so, and for those who say what about a recession, since 1962 we have had 11 stimulus packages pass the U.S. Senate. All of them passed with more than 60 votes.
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govinfo.govSen. Paul Simon: “The answer is we will occasionally do so, and for those who say what about a recession, since 1962 we have had 11…”
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The speaker discusses the history of stimulus packages in the U.S. Senate.
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