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Mark Kelly: “It is the low participation rate that is killing us.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
It is the low participation rate that is killing us.
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Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Kelly highlights the negative impact of low labor force participation rates.

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