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On the recordMay 20, 2010
What I said was we'll bring the proposal to create those jobs to the floor--not to cut it, but to spend it because we believe that that will create 185,000 jobs. So I just didn't want to be misconstrued in what I said. The gentleman will have an opportunity to vote against that, of course.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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May 20, 2010

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Hoyer is discussing a proposal aimed at job creation.

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