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Gregory Meeks: History may not repeat itself, but sometimes it certainly rhymes, and I fear that over the next few years, for the…

On the recordDecember 4, 2019
History may not repeat itself, but sometimes it certainly rhymes, and I fear that over the next few years, for the economy it may rhyme a little too much for me with the past decade.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks warns that economic patterns may repeat, leading to potential downturns.

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