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Daniel Akaka: “Could a public works program like that be useful in the economic situation we find the country in today?”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2009
Could a public works program like that be useful in the economic situation we find the country in today?
Said by
Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Akaka questions the usefulness of a public works program for the economy.

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