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Marcy Kaptur: Right now, we have over 10.5 million Americans still unemployed, many working full-time for poverty wages and people who…

On the recordApril 1, 2014
Right now, we have over 10.5 million Americans still unemployed, many working full-time for poverty wages and people who literally have dropped out.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Kaptur highlights the high unemployment rate and economic struggles.

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