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On the recordMay 22, 2013
We must craft policies that spur the private sector to take risks, to create jobs, and we must also seek to restrain the government's inclination to intervene in the marketplace.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

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Calling for policies that encourage private sector job creation and limit government intervention.

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