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Fred Upton: “The President said last year that he would do whatever it takes to create U.S. jobs. Well, here is a $7 billion…”

On the recordApril 9, 2013
The President said last year that he would do whatever it takes to create U.S. jobs. Well, here is a $7 billion construction project with more than 20,000 direct jobs and 100,000 indirect jobs.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Upton criticizes the delay in the Keystone project despite its potential for job creation.

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