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Harry Reid: I, of course, am also happy about the growth of the domestic product last quarter. It is very important. But before we…

On the recordOctober 30, 2003
I, of course, am also happy about the growth of the domestic product last quarter. It is very important. But before we get too elated over this economic news, we have to also understand that in addition to the need for growth for corporate America, we need job growth. Last month we lost 46,000 jobs. During the years this man has been President, President Bush, we have lost over 3 million jobs. I would hope the next quarter, in addition to having good domestic product growth, we also would have job growth. People in Nevada and around the country are more concerned about J-O-B than G-D-P.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the importance of job growth in relation to economic indicators during a Senate floor debate.

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