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On the recordApril 24, 2012
At a time when our Nation is still suffering from roughly 37 to 38 straight months of 8 percent-plus unemployment, with the underemployment being almost twice that, the worst record since the Great Depression.
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Jeb Hensarling
Republican · Texas

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Highlights the ongoing economic struggles and high unemployment rates.

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