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Steven Chu: “The loans we give are for American jobs, and we are very clear about that.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2012
The loans we give are for American jobs, and we are very clear about that.
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Steven Chu

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Secretary Chu defends the purpose of loans as aimed at job creation in the U.S.

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