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John Thune: “The CLASS Act, which was scored in the near term as a revenue raiser, is, I think, going to be a huge deficit increaser…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
The CLASS Act, which was scored in the near term as a revenue raiser, is, I think, going to be a huge deficit increaser in the out-years.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune warns about the long-term fiscal impact of the CLASS Act.

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