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Emanuel Cleaver: I think the American public and, in fact, the world probably won because we didn't blow up the U.S. economy and bring…

On the recordJuly 31, 2011
I think the American public and, in fact, the world probably won because we didn't blow up the U.S. economy and bring down the world economy with us.
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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Cleaver reflects on the outcome of the political debate and its implications for the economy.

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