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Jeff Merkley: “We have American families who are hurting. They have lost their jobs, their retirement savings, the value of their…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2010
We have American families who are hurting. They have lost their jobs, their retirement savings, the value of their houses. Let's have the plan that is best for creating jobs, not the plan that is worst for creating jobs.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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govinfo.gov
Dec 4, 2010

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Merkley addresses the economic struggles faced by American families.

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