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Joe Crowley: The number one job of this Congress should be to create jobs and get our fiscal house in order, not to play politics and…

On the recordJuly 12, 2011
The number one job of this Congress should be to create jobs and get our fiscal house in order, not to play politics and bow to special interest groups.
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Joe Crowley
Democratic · New York

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Crowley emphasizes Congress's responsibility to focus on job creation and fiscal responsibility.

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