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Paul Tonko: Well, you know, it's great to represent Schenectady, which is dubbed The City that Lights and Hauls the World. It was…

On the recordJanuary 24, 2011
Well, you know, it's great to represent Schenectady, which is dubbed The City that Lights and Hauls the World. It was the birthplace of an energy revolution over a century ago. And to have the President visit just the other day, on Friday, to tout the efforts at GE, where he speaks to the vibrancy of American manufacturing. You know, we lost a third of manufacturing jobs during the decade that preceded this administration. I think it was through neglect.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York
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Jan 24, 2011

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Speaker Tonko discusses the significance of Schenectady and the impact of manufacturing job losses.

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