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Ron Wyden: “$100 billion is not impressing financial markets.”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
$100 billion is not impressing financial markets.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden critiques the inadequacy of a $100 billion deficit reduction target.

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