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W. Todd Akin: What you have just said seems to make a whole lot of common sense. Just repeating what you said, the thing that's going…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
What you have just said seems to make a whole lot of common sense. Just repeating what you said, the thing that's going to get us out of the recession is going to be the economy. It's going to be the small business people, the entrepreneurs, the hard working Americans. They are the ones who are productive, they create wealth, and they pull us up. You are saying that should be the direction of our solution.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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Discussing economic recovery and the role of small businesses during a House floor debate.

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