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On the recordJanuary 24, 2011
Well, tomorrow night on this floor, the President of the United States will be here for his State of the Union Address. He has already signaled that he is going to talk about the innovation economy--that's education and research. He is going to talk about infrastructure, and he is going to talk about creating jobs--making it in America.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi discusses the upcoming State of the Union Address and its focus on the innovation economy and job creation.

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