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On the recordOctober 28, 2009
Second, President Obama sold the stimulus on the idea that it would stop unemployment and Members of Congress voted for this stimulus bill to stop the tide of job losses.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess questions the effectiveness of the stimulus in reducing unemployment.

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