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Eleanor Holmes Norton: If we end up getting a lot built and a lot rehabilitated, and we are not able to show a large number of jobs for it, we…

On the recordOctober 26, 2009
If we end up getting a lot built and a lot rehabilitated, and we are not able to show a large number of jobs for it, we will all be held accountable.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the importance of job creation in construction projects.

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