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Harry Reid: Is the Senator from Illinois aware that the Congressional Budget Office, the White House Council of Economic Advisors…

On the recordMay 14, 2003
Is the Senator from Illinois aware that the Congressional Budget Office, the White House Council of Economic Advisors, and the private sector economists who helped the President analyze this proposal have stated that the President's tax break plan will weaken the long-term health of our economy? This is from the Congressional Budget Office, the first part of April of this year. Is the Senator aware that these institutions and individuals have so stated?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning the economic impact of the President's tax break plan during a Senate debate.

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