On the recordMarch 7, 2016
the damage to the overall Federal Treasury, in the lost jobs, the lost tax revenue, the increased Medicaid costs, the increased unemployment costs, pretty quickly wipes out the savings to the agency.
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Murphy explains the economic impact of the Buy America law.
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