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On the recordMay 6, 2014
Oregon is 1 percent basically of the Nation, and that would mean a potential for 6 million under a roughly similar ball-park.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses Oregon's potential job creation in relation to national statistics.

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