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On the recordJune 9, 2003
We just want to remind people who asked what our plan is, our plan is the green. If we had our ways, we would be running up back into surplus with the stock market high, unemployment low. This is what we would do if we had the choice. Unfortunately, this is where we are because of all the deficit spending and the tax cuts which basically went to the wealthiest Americans.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing economic policy and the impact of deficit spending and tax cuts.

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