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Sheldon Whitehouse: “When we open up with blaming the Obama administration for debt levels that relate back to a war he did not start, tax…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
When we open up with blaming the Obama administration for debt levels that relate back to a war he did not start, tax cuts he actually tried to overrule, and an economic downturn that caused him to take office at a time when the economy was losing 800,000 jobs a month, that is not exactly a signal that we are involved in that nonpartisan discussion.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse criticizes partisan blame regarding debt levels during discussions.

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