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DENNIS A. CARDOZA: Nineteen, on behalf of the package, the jobs bill that we're contemplating bringing up tomorrow. Now, this illustrates…

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
Nineteen, on behalf of the package, the jobs bill that we're contemplating bringing up tomorrow. Now, this illustrates the point that we've been frustrated for a long time. The gentleman is correct that both his district and my district are suffering from lack of jobs, too high unemployment. But when you get a constant slowing down of the process in the Senate to the point where we can't accomplish what the American people want us to accomplish in this Congress, then you will have this kind of situation where we get into a situation where 200,000 people have been put out of work because of lack of action by the other body.
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DENNIS A. CARDOZA
California
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Mar 3, 2010

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Speaker Cardoza addresses the impact of Senate delays on job creation and unemployment.

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