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Debbie Stabenow: “Eleven million people would become unemployed if that lock shut down, even for a few weeks, and the North American…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2017
Eleven million people would become unemployed if that lock shut down, even for a few weeks, and the North American economy would enter a severe recession.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

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Stabenow emphasizes the economic impact of infrastructure failure on employment and the economy.

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