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Pete Sessions: “September 2007 is the 49th consecutive month of job growth, setting a new record for the longest uninterrupted expansion…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2007
September 2007 is the 49th consecutive month of job growth, setting a new record for the longest uninterrupted expansion of the U.S. labor market. There is more good news. No surprise. We also learned that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the Federal deficit came in at $161 billion for the just-completed 2007 year, down significantly from $248 billion the year before, meaning that we are following exactly what the gentleman from Oregon is talking about. We are following through to make sure that with these tax cuts that not only do people have jobs, but the government increases the amount of revenue it has.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing job growth and federal deficit reduction in a speech on economic policy.

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