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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
Lowering spending may reduce the deficit in the short term, but I want to ask how it affects prospects for future economic growth.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray questions the long-term effects of spending cuts on economic growth.

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