John Thune: “The economy should be roaring back by now, but instead it's still…”

On the recordJune 2, 2011

The economy should be roaring back by now, but instead it's still struggling, and the unemployment rate is 9.1 percent.

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Republican · South Dakota

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Critiques the slow economic recovery and high unemployment rate.

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John Thune: “The economy should be roaring back by now, but instead it's still struggling, and the unemployment rate is 9.1 percent.”