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Jim McGovern: “I mean it was a very thoughtful study of our deficits, and how we get to a balanced budget and how we proceed forward…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
I mean it was a very thoughtful study of our deficits, and how we get to a balanced budget and how we proceed forward, and that we should not be putting people into poverty as a part of that process.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Advocating for a balanced budget approach that does not harm vulnerable populations.

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