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W. Todd Akin: “I would like to underline that point. We just had my good friend from Tennessee talking about what happened when…”

On the recordApril 28, 2010
I would like to underline that point. We just had my good friend from Tennessee talking about what happened when Tennessee did this crazy harebrained idea and how it really messed up the economy in the State of Tennessee. And now you're saying, actually, if I remember right, is that today the President is coming to Missouri to some degree to assure people that he's concerned with unemployment, and yet what you're telling me is you had small business owners going to bankers--I think you had a banking background, is that right, gentleman?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Apr 28, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the economic impact of policies in Tennessee and the President's visit to Missouri regarding unemployment.

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