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Jeb Hensarling: “Not only has there been this explosion of debt and deficit, there is nothing to show for it but the deficit and debt.…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2010
Not only has there been this explosion of debt and deficit, there is nothing to show for it but the deficit and debt. Where are the jobs? We're told that if we have this massive stimulus program that jobs would be created, unemployment would never go past 8 percent--and we are still mired in double-digit unemployment.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas
Source
govinfo.gov
Feb 3, 2010

Editor's note · Context

Hensarling addresses concerns about debt, deficit, and unemployment related to stimulus programs.

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