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Jim Clyburn: “Yes, we have to reduce our deficits and debt, no doubt about it in terms of our long term economic growth.”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Yes, we have to reduce our deficits and debt, no doubt about it in terms of our long term economic growth.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Clyburn emphasizes the need to reduce deficits for long-term economic growth.

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