And there was so much pent up hope because it was the first democratic trifecta in 24 years. And yet it was also, you know, the midst of the Bush recession. Right. The largest economic downturn since the Great Depression. And so there was so much that we wanted to do that we couldn't because Republicans had left us this horrible financial mess. (04:47–04:52)
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