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On the recordJune 2, 2009
suppose if we froze spending of the Federal Government's budgets at 2009 level and then let the stimulus package continue to work, would that be a way to begin to address the deficit and the debt as well as allow the stimulus monies to continue to flow into the economy?
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Lummis suggests freezing federal spending to manage the deficit while allowing stimulus to continue.

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