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Cecilia Rouse: “If we do not, we run the risk of actually finding ourselves in a downward spiral, because the capacity to deal with our…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2021
If we do not, we run the risk of actually finding ourselves in a downward spiral, because the capacity to deal with our debt is not only the amount that we spend but the size of our economy.
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Cecilia Rouse
Democratic · New Jersey

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Rouse warns about the risks of not supporting the economy during the pandemic.

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