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Debbie Stabenow: “The reason we put in the 80 percent was to be different, to create--to be willing to take on a little more risk because…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2010
The reason we put in the 80 percent was to be different, to create--to be willing to take on a little more risk because of the jobs.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

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Stabenow explains the rationale behind taking more risks for job creation.

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