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On the recordJune 5, 2013
Do we have a challenge with the pace of technological change in having other parts of the economy change fast enough to create replacement living-wage jobs?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the impact of technological change on job creation.

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