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Elijah Cummings: “The bankruptcy of U.S. automakers and the collapse of the domestic auto assembly industry could eliminate up to 3.3…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2012
The bankruptcy of U.S. automakers and the collapse of the domestic auto assembly industry could eliminate up to 3.3 million U.S. jobs within the next year.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings discusses the potential job losses from the bankruptcy of U.S. automakers.

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