Mick Mulvaney: “I think if we would be perfectly candid with each other, the best way…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2017

I think if we would be perfectly candid with each other, the best way for us to reduce the size of the deficit is to grow the economy.

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Mulvaney emphasizes economic growth as key to reducing the deficit.

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