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On the recordFebruary 9, 2012
I'm not playing gotcha. I want to figure out whether this is a jobs bill. We haven't had a jobs bill in over 400 days. I yield to the gentleman from Virginia.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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