Eleanor Holmes Norton actually said...

Our goal, though, is not only to distribute the funds quickly and to spark short-term job creation, but to ensure that these investments will lead to long-term, higher-skill, and higher-wage jobs.

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Norton emphasizes the importance of long-term job creation from the Recovery Act.

10/26/2009

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