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Nancy Pelosi: “What we had in the bill that we wish was still there, but the fact is that there's plenty there to create that nearly…”

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

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

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