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Walker: "We Shouldn’t Be Surprised at Downgrade" – August 7, 2011

David Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller General, says he's not surprised that Standard and Poor's downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time in history. He says the U.S. needs to do more to reduce the deficit during the next decade. (Aug. 6)

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Weekly GOP Address: Balanced Budget – August 6, 2011

In the weekly Republican address, New York Rep. Michael Grimm said the debt deal legislation was far from perfect and the cuts did not go far enough. (Aug. 6)

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