09/09/2009
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"But we turned a corner. Job losses have steadily fallen for the last six months."
"We are trending, under the Democratic Administration, in the right direction."
"we are determined, with President Obama, to enact comprehensive regulatory reform."
"These long-term unemployment numbers reaffirm the need for extending unemployment benefits, which Congress has passed and the President will sign into law soon."