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On the recordMarch 7, 2017
I was very impressed, Ms. Collins, with some numbers you provided for the region. Appalachia, I mean, just think about this, since 2000 has lost, counting manufacturing jobs and coal jobs, over 655,000 jobs.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Kaptur highlights significant job losses in Appalachia since 2000.

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