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On the recordMarch 30, 2009
Does the preservation and expansion of the middle class in our country depend upon the expansion of manufacturing, or are there alternative strategies to have a large percentage of Americans in the middle class?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the reliance on manufacturing for middle-class stability.

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