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Patty Murray: “What we need, obviously, is a long-run plan that comes in gradually, that makes the kinds of entitlement cuts that do…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
What we need, obviously, is a long-run plan that comes in gradually, that makes the kinds of entitlement cuts that do not slam into the economy in one year.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray emphasizes the need for gradual entitlement cuts to stabilize the economy.

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