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On the recordJune 2, 2009
If Congress were to freeze spending at 2009 fiscal year levels and freeze release of the TARP funds at the end of the this fiscal year, do you believe the economy will have recovered adequately that we could then begin to address the debt and deficit problem and focus on it?
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Lummis asks about freezing spending and its potential impact on addressing debt.

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