Mark Begich: “Some of those ships will be refurbished and some of the work that is…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2012

Some of those ships will be refurbished and some of the work that is being done is out of the Port of Seattle and Tacoma and that region. It is a nationwide aspect. Think about this. In 2011, the oil and gas industry produced 9 percent of the new jobs in this country. Let me repeat that: Nine percent of all of the new jobs in this country came from the oil and gas industry. It is the fastest growing industry at producing jobs.

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Mark Begich

Democratic · Alaska

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Mar 27, 2012

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