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On the recordFebruary 9, 2012
I thank the gentleman for his comment. Am I to take it, therefore, he disagrees with Speaker Boehner when Speaker Boehner said, just a few days ago, We're not making the claim that spending taxpayer money on transportation projects creates jobs. We don't make that claim. So, this would not be a jobs bill from that standpoint; am I correct?
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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