On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
the Congress and the policymakers, we have to walk and chew gum at the same time.
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congress.govthe Congress and the policymakers, we have to walk and chew gum at the same time.
Conrad stresses the need for simultaneous short-term stimulus and long-term deficit reduction.
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