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Paul E. Kanjorski: “I find it strange that my conservative colleague from Pennsylvania neglects to tell his colleagues that, in fact, that…”

On the recordMay 10, 1994
I find it strange that my conservative colleague from Pennsylvania neglects to tell his colleagues that, in fact, that portion, the fourth leg of the original bill, would have expended $12 billion to create millions of jobs for average Americans, good-paying jobs, and would have brought in $24 billion, $12 of which would have gone to the reduction of the deficit.
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Paul E. Kanjorski
Pennsylvania

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Responding to arguments about a bill's centralization and its financial implications.

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