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Tina Smith: we talk about 660,000 jobs for the whole country. Isn't it also true that California stands to gain 75,000 new jobs, and…

On the recordMay 5, 2004
we talk about 660,000 jobs for the whole country. Isn't it also true that California stands to gain 75,000 new jobs, and Louisiana stands to gain nearly 10,000 new jobs; Nevada, over 5,000 new jobs; Oregon, nearly 30,000 jobs; and Virginia, nearly 14,000 new jobs that can be created in a very short period of time. Doesn't it really go to our individual States to show just how dramatic a benefit this brings to America and our States?
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Tina Smith
Democratic · Minnesota

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Discussing job creation benefits for various states.

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