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Lindsey Graham: “I think we are at a crossroads, if I may say so, about how we proceed, not just on this bill but as a Congress and as a…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2009
I think we are at a crossroads, if I may say so, about how we proceed, not just on this bill but as a Congress and as a nation. I think there are plenty of people over here--I can't give you a number; people asked me about numbers--who would like to find a way through a better process to create a bill that would stimulate the economy in a real way, through spending and tax cuts, and if it doesn't help the economy in 2 years from a tax cut point of view or a spending point of view, then I would argue it doesn't meet the goal of stimulating the economy. The spending may be worthwhile, but if it hits 3, 4, 5 years from now, then I think we missed the boat because we are not here to spend money blindly. We are here to stimulate the economy so the jobless rates don't go up.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for effective economic stimulus during a Senate debate.

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