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On the recordMay 30, 2012
If we were at 4.7 percent unemployment right now, 5.5 million Americans would be at work, who, under Obama's policies, are currently unemployed.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

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Gingrich argues that Romney's unemployment rate in Massachusetts was better than the current national rate under Obama.

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