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On the recordFebruary 22, 2011
The unemployment rate among construction workers in California is running at 40 percent, and there is no better stimulant than to put a paycheck in a construction worker's hands on a public works project.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Senator Boxer emphasizes the importance of funding public works to reduce construction unemployment.

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