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Eleanor Holmes Norton: But the bill had at its major focus for the kinds of spending you concentrate on, which is public infrastructure…

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
But the bill had at its major focus for the kinds of spending you concentrate on, which is public infrastructure, creating jobs.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton highlights the bill's emphasis on job creation through infrastructure spending.

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