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Lloyd Doggett: “The purchasing power of those dollars today is about a third less.”

On the recordNovember 2, 2015
The purchasing power of those dollars today is about a third less.
Said by
Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Doggett highlights the decline in purchasing power for welfare resources since 1996.

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