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Mazie Hirono: “The proposal we are examining today was laid out by President Obama in his American Jobs Act.”

On the recordOctober 11, 2011
The proposal we are examining today was laid out by President Obama in his American Jobs Act.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono discusses President Obama's infrastructure proposal and its significance.

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