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On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
Despite some unprecedented attempts, perhaps best reflected in a failed $814 billion stimulus bill passed in the early hours of the last Congress, the federal government cannot legislate or regulate its way to job creation in our country.
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John Kline
Republican · Minnesota

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Kline criticizes the government's inability to create jobs through legislation.

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