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Rosa DeLauro: “If we want to create jobs, grow the economy, and reduce the deficit in the long term, it does not make sense to roll…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
If we want to create jobs, grow the economy, and reduce the deficit in the long term, it does not make sense to roll back our critical investments in education.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro argues against budget cuts to education programs.

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