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Chuck Schumer: “But in the short term, we had better be careful not to snuff out this nascent recovery by doing too much cutting.”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
But in the short term, we had better be careful not to snuff out this nascent recovery by doing too much cutting.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer warns against cuts that could harm economic recovery.

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