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Tim Huelskamp: “The President has met his pledge to cut the deficit in half. And, of course, when he made that pledge, he said nothing…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2011
The President has met his pledge to cut the deficit in half. And, of course, when he made that pledge, he said nothing about tying it to economic growth.
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Tim Huelskamp
Kansas

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Huelscamp critiques the President's deficit reduction pledge as misleading.

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