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Erskine Bowles: “A balanced, long-term approach to deficit reduction that keeps everything on the table is the only way that we are going…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
A balanced, long-term approach to deficit reduction that keeps everything on the table is the only way that we are going to be able to address the deficit.
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Erskine Bowles
North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Emphasis on a comprehensive approach to deficit reduction.

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