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On the recordFebruary 1, 2017
You know, the good thing about the economy is, you know policy either works or it does not. It is not ideological; it is arithmetical.
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Higgins emphasizes the objective nature of economic policy effectiveness.

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