05/07/2013
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"To say that we cannot afford to make these investments right now when our economy needs it most and get 14 million people back to work is quite frankly absurd."
"We are paying less taxes, percentage of GDP, than we have in a long time."
"At some point, we have to say wait a minute, let us get off this merry go round and begin to create jobs for people."
"Their concern was that there were Members of Congress that were going around talking about not raising the debt ceiling."