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Yesterday, I participated in a House Budget Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the state of our nation’s economy.

After I left the hearing, Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) referenced my opening statement and twisted my words into something I did not say or imply. Later I watched Mr. Akin’s misstatement prominently displayed on his Congressional website.

“The comment was made earlier, which I thought was an amazing quotation from Ms. McCollum, the budget deficit is not a spending problem,” said Mr. Akin. He continued, “I found that amazing, because it seems like to me it sure is a big spending problem. So we’re just on different planets, I suppose.”

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