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Amy Klobuchar: Every 1 percent we lost to that international tourism business--we've gone down 20 percent since 9/11--has cost us…

On the recordApril 26, 2010
Every 1 percent we lost to that international tourism business--we've gone down 20 percent since 9/11--has cost us 170,000 jobs in this country.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar emphasizes the economic impact of declining international tourism since 9/11.

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