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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJuly 31, 2012
one of the debates that's gone on has been austerity versus growth, and at what point do you need to include some growth measures along with austerity in order to provide hope.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire
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Shaheen discusses the need for growth measures alongside austerity in Europe.

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