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On the recordMay 20, 2010
So let's talk about what actually happened. Under George Bush, this economy fell off the planet, dropped 6.4 percent the last quarter of 2008. We haven't seen anything like that since 1929. During the last 9 months, all of a sudden our GDP is going up so that this country is getting back on its feet and heading in the right direction. Job loss, as I said, was at a level unseen before. We are reversing that, but we have got a long way to go. And today, we should be worried about mine safety and getting this bill passed.
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Ed Perlmutter
Democratic · Colorado
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May 20, 2010

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Perlmutter discusses the economic downturn and the importance of mine safety legislation.

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