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Ron Wyden: “We know today that a lot of lost jobs aren't coming back, and we have to start with that basic understanding.”

On the recordOctober 5, 2011
We know today that a lot of lost jobs aren't coming back, and we have to start with that basic understanding.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden highlights the permanence of job losses in the current economy.

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