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Jeff Merkley: “Yes, that 80 percent of the jobs created by investing in infrastructure would be in construction, manufacturing, and…”

On the recordMay 6, 2014
Yes, that 80 percent of the jobs created by investing in infrastructure would be in construction, manufacturing, and retail, and that 90 percent of these would be middle class.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the job creation potential of infrastructure investment.

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