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Peter DeFazio: “I think it would be useful, because I believe, just from my experience, there are a few skeptics about the job…”

On the recordApril 28, 2009
I think it would be useful, because I believe, just from my experience, there are a few skeptics about the job generating capability of transportation infrastructure investments among the President's economic team.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

DeFazio emphasizes the need for convincing data on job impacts from transportation investments.

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