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On the recordMarch 16, 2023
But caving into Republican demands for massive cuts would be no less disastrous: austerity would trigger a year-long recession and put 2.6 million people out of work.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren argues against cuts proposed by Republicans, predicting economic downturn.

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