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On the recordJanuary 27, 2010
We have got the lowest revenue as a share of the economy in 60 years, the highest spending as a share of GDP in 60 years.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Conrad highlights the current fiscal imbalance of low revenue and high spending.

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