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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
I remember once sitting with President Obama at the White House and having him kind of muse, 'I wonder why we have let CBO be the master arbiter of the economic effectiveness.'
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine reflects on a conversation with Obama regarding the role of the CBO in economic analysis.

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