On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
My belief is that solving that problem with cuts while in a recession has been proven by experience to be a failed strategy.
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “My belief is that solving that problem with cuts while in a recession has been proven by experience to be a failed…”
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Whitehouse emphasizes the ineffectiveness of cutting during a recession for addressing long-term debt.
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