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Patty Murray: “We absolutely need to reach a larger agreement that addresses the true drivers of our debt.”

On the recordJune 10, 2014
We absolutely need to reach a larger agreement that addresses the true drivers of our debt.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Murray stresses the necessity of a comprehensive agreement for long-term fiscal responsibility.

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