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Nydia Velázquez: “It is a disservice to our nation's small firms to oversimplify this issue, as a mere consequence of federal spending.”

On the recordJune 6, 2023
It is a disservice to our nation's small firms to oversimplify this issue, as a mere consequence of federal spending.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Criticizing oversimplification of inflation causes related to federal spending.

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