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Roger Wicker: “TVA is very important to the economy, not just the power generating part of it, but the job creating part.”

On the recordMay 24, 2011
TVA is very important to the economy, not just the power generating part of it, but the job creating part.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Emphasizing TVA's significance for economic growth and job creation in Mississippi.

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