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Barney Frank: “I think repetition is often relevant in this body; but when the gentleman talks about how we needed tax cuts, a…”

On the recordApril 10, 2003
I think repetition is often relevant in this body; but when the gentleman talks about how we needed tax cuts, a significant amount, to get the economy growing, did he give the exact same speech that he gave in 2001 when we were told that large tax cuts would stimulate the economy?
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Questioning the effectiveness of tax cuts in stimulating economic growth during a debate.

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