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Quote of the Day: Extra Kisses from Washington | 02.01.10

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“Even in Washington, where we throw around trillions of dollars as if they were Hershey’s Kisses at Halloween, these numbers take your breath away.”

~ Howard Gleckman, editor of TaxVox, on the numbers in President Obama’s 2011 budget.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged Barack Obama, Budgets, Howard Gleckman, POTUS, Quote of the Day

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