If the private sector had done such a good job, we wouldn't be importing $2.3 trillion.
Marcy Kaptur: “If the private sector had done such a good job, we wouldn't be importing $2.3 trillion.”
On the recordMarch 24, 2014
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Kaptur criticizes the private sector's effectiveness in managing economic challenges.
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