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Ed Markey: We need more jobs in this country. We need more money to reduce the deficit. But there is a better way.

On the recordSeptember 20, 2011
We need more jobs in this country. We need more money to reduce the deficit. But there is a better way.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the need for job creation and deficit reduction with better alternatives.

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