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W. Todd Akin: Reclaiming my time, let's get this number down. As to the number of unemployed when we started into the first big…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
Reclaiming my time, let's get this number down. As to the number of unemployed when we started into the first big recession that was going to become the Great Depression, what was the percentage?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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Discussing unemployment rates during a recession.

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