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Pat McHenry: “So austerity too fast and spending cuts too soon and tax increases that would have a negative impact in economic growth…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
So austerity too fast and spending cuts too soon and tax increases that would have a negative impact in economic growth, that is the fiscal cliff that you are speaking of?
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Pat McHenry
Republican · North Carolina

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McHenry discusses the potential negative impacts of rapid fiscal changes.

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