Bob Menendez Jr.: “But for the Congress acting, we would have maybe not been in the deep…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2011

But for the Congress acting, we would have maybe not been in the deep recession we are in but on the verge of a near depression.

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Menendez highlights Congress's role in preventing a deeper recession during the 2008 crisis.

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