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On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
The Obama administration has failed miserably in that regard. It has focused on consumption and fiscal stimulation that will give us 4-percent growth in 2011.
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Kent Conrad
Democratic · North Dakota
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Criticism of the Obama administration's economic policies and growth projections.

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