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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
the apparent policy of the Bush Administration was to at least cut taxes at a time where it was not quite clear you could maintain the surplus
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed discusses tax cuts during the Bush Administration and their impact on surpluses.

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