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Jerry Moran: “Nearly 4 years after the recession officially ended, the unemployment rate still remains high, at 7.5 percent.”

On the recordJune 5, 2013
Nearly 4 years after the recession officially ended, the unemployment rate still remains high, at 7.5 percent.
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Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas

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Moran highlights persistent high unemployment rates post-recession.

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