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On the recordNovember 5, 2009
Today's numbers are bad news for American workers. The unemployment rate has reached 10.2 percent, a 26-year high.
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Kevin Brady
Republican · Texas

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Brady highlights the high unemployment rate and its impact on American workers.

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