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James Carville: “Well, you can call it whatever you want. I don't care what they call it, but they're going to have to do something to…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2009
Well, you can call it whatever you want. I don't care what they call it, but they're going to have to do something to humanely deal with these people who -- you know, whose jobs have been lost and been lost for a long period of time.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Carville emphasizes the need for action to support those who have lost jobs.

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