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Tim Geithner: We agree that we have to work together on a plan that Congress can enact that will start to deal with these very…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
We agree that we have to work together on a plan that Congress can enact that will start to deal with these very daunting, very formidable deficit challenges.
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Tim Geithner
New York

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Geithner stresses the need for bipartisan cooperation on deficit reduction.

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