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David Cicilline: “Sometimes if you listen to these budget committee hearings, you would consider that our only objective is deficit…”

On the recordApril 10, 2013
Sometimes if you listen to these budget committee hearings, you would consider that our only objective is deficit reduction.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Critiques the focus on deficit reduction without considering economic growth.

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