On the recordDecember 7, 2009
It really is not a deficit problem to move it forward and get it done now while we need the jobs.
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congress.govSheldon Whitehouse: “It really is not a deficit problem to move it forward and get it done now while we need the jobs.”
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Whitehouse emphasizes the urgency of infrastructure investment for job creation despite deficit concerns.
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