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Jon Tester: “A fair amount of this money is going into regions typically because unemployment rates are higher there than in other…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2009
A fair amount of this money is going into regions typically because unemployment rates are higher there than in other areas.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Senator Tester discusses funding allocation based on regional unemployment rates.

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