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Ron Wyden: “When Ronald Reagan and Democrats worked together, 16 million new jobs were created. There was a 17.6 percent expansion…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2010
When Ronald Reagan and Democrats worked together, 16 million new jobs were created. There was a 17.6 percent expansion in payrolls.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the success of bipartisan tax reform under Reagan.

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