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Joe Barton: “I actually have a young son and young daughter who are about to enter the job market. My daughter Allison wants to be a…”

On the recordApril 21, 1998
I actually have a young son and young daughter who are about to enter the job market. My daughter Allison wants to be a teacher. She graduated in December from Texas A&M. My son Brad is graduating from Stanford School of Business in June. They are both looking for jobs. So I have a son and a daughter who want a job, and they will find a job more likely in a supermajority State to raise taxes.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the job market and the prospects for his children.

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