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Joe Barton: “About 40 percent of all the jobs created in the U.S. since 2001 have been in the State of Texas.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2014
About 40 percent of all the jobs created in the U.S. since 2001 have been in the State of Texas.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton emphasizes Texas's significant contribution to U.S. job creation since 2001.

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