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Jim Himes: “I was here 8 years ago, sworn-in, in a month when the economy lost almost three-quarters of a million jobs.”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
I was here 8 years ago, sworn-in, in a month when the economy lost almost three-quarters of a million jobs.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Reflecting on the economic challenges faced when he first took office.

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