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On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
They want jobs, and they want investment, and they want Washington to simply get out of the way of creating those jobs.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

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Rogers emphasizes constituents' desire for jobs and less government intervention.

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