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Maxine Waters: “While we have made much progress, the long-term effects of the financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2014
While we have made much progress, the long-term effects of the financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression, can still be felt by working people and people still looking for work in every one of our communities across the country.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters highlights ongoing unemployment issues stemming from the financial crisis.

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