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Paul Begala: “The congressional budget office non-partisan score keeper say it created up to 4.8 million jobs.”

On the recordAugust 15, 2011
The congressional budget office non-partisan score keeper say it created up to 4.8 million jobs.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Begala cites the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of jobs created by the stimulus.

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