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George W. Bush: “If we’ve got a slow economy, if we’ve got a lot of things we overcome, let us let people keep more of their own money.”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2004
If we’ve got a slow economy, if we’ve got a lot of things we overcome, let us let people keep more of their own money.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in a Discussion on the National Economy in Merrimack, New Hampshire

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