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John Spratt: When President Obama was sworn into office at the beginning of this year, the economy was in deep contraction and jobs…

On the recordDecember 8, 2009
When President Obama was sworn into office at the beginning of this year, the economy was in deep contraction and jobs were being lost at a rate of 741,000 per month.
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John Spratt
South Carolina

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Spratt discusses the economic crisis when Obama took office.

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