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Michael Burgess: Real gross domestic product has dropped at more than six percent in the fourth quarter of 2008--as well as the first…

On the recordMay 19, 2009
Real gross domestic product has dropped at more than six percent in the fourth quarter of 2008--as well as the first quarter of this year--resulting in the loss of some 5 million jobs over the 15 months.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess discusses the significant drop in GDP and job losses.

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