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On the recordSeptember 20, 2010
By investing in our infrastructure and providing our communities... we can create hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes job creation through infrastructure investment.

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