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Tim Walberg: In Michigan, the unemployment rate is near 9 percent, and yet we hear from entrepreneurs every day that Michigan is open…

On the recordApril 8, 2013
In Michigan, the unemployment rate is near 9 percent, and yet we hear from entrepreneurs every day that Michigan is open for business.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

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Notes the paradox of high unemployment despite business opportunities.

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