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On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
What we had in the bill that we wish was still -- we wish that was still there, but the fact is, is that there's plenty there to create the nearly four million jobs that the president has set as our goal.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reflects on the job creation goals of the stimulus bill.

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