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Welcome to the Mona Charrin Show.

So glad you could join me today.

I'm delighted to welcome for our discussion today.

Jessica Rydell, budget analyst par excellence, and also a political commentator,

and straight shooter all around. So Jessica, thanks so much for coming back on the show.

Would you say it's fair to describe you as somebody who has been, who has spent a career

basically trying to teach Americans that money doesn't grow on trees?

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