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Tim Kaine: “Regardless of the magnitude of the harm, would a government shutdown, under current circumstances, be harmful to the…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
Regardless of the magnitude of the harm, would a government shutdown, under current circumstances, be harmful to the economy?
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine questions the economic impact of a government shutdown.

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