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Debbie Stabenow: “I would just argue this is more than about numbers, and right now what I am most concerned about--we have eliminated…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
I would just argue this is more than about numbers, and right now what I am most concerned about--we have eliminated two-thirds of our annual deficit in the last few years.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Stabenow highlights concerns over job and education deficits despite reducing the annual deficit.

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