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On the recordOctober 11, 2011
For a clarification, I did not argue that regulation creates jobs. I do believe that you can produce the kind of regulatory climate that will. But my point was that clean air and a better quality of life encourages businesses to move into areas and grow jobs. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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