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On the recordJuly 21, 2009
It has been responsible for the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. It has created tens of thousands of jobs in American communities since 1993.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy highlights the economic impact of the EB-5 program on job creation.

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