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Janice Hahn: “I mean when we really talk about the economy and the jobs, it really does come down to our ports being dredged…”

On the recordApril 23, 2013
I mean when we really talk about the economy and the jobs, it really does come down to our ports being dredged, maintained and modernized.
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Janice Hahn
California

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Hahn links port maintenance and modernization to economic growth and job creation.

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