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On the recordApril 21, 2009
Unless we are able to really energize our economy above its typical growth, we aren't going to make it in any real time.
Said by
Joe Sestak
Pennsylvania

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Sestak emphasizes the need for significant economic growth to recover lost capabilities.

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