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On the recordMay 9, 2018
The net so far in Maryland is we are over 700 jobs down and the projection, again, from industry associations that nationally, we are going to see a net loss of 23,000 jobs this year.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Questions the effectiveness of tariffs in job creation amid significant job losses.

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