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On the recordJuly 31, 2012
Dr. Johnson, I know you spent time at the IMF as the chief economist there. I'm just curious about the role of economic growth in a time of austerity and how to balance that out and what sort of economic growth potential you see in it.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso asks about balancing economic growth with austerity measures.

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