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Jimmy Carter: “While the bill's primary purpose is to meet urgent military requirements, a side benefit to the economy of our country…”

On the recordOctober 10, 1980
While the bill's primary purpose is to meet urgent military requirements, a side benefit to the economy of our country and to the American construction industry will be the creating of an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 direct jobs.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 Statement on Signing H.R. 7301 Into Law

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