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Henry Waxman: “Well, the oil industry has been saying this would create 20,000 or even 100,000 jobs.”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2012
Well, the oil industry has been saying this would create 20,000 or even 100,000 jobs.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman questions the oil industry's job creation claims related to the pipeline.

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