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John Thune: “Given the primary thrust of the stimulus was job creation, can anything be done to speed up the timing of some of those…”

On the recordAugust 4, 2009
Given the primary thrust of the stimulus was job creation, can anything be done to speed up the timing of some of those awards?
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Thune questions the timing of stimulus fund allocations for job creation.

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