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Jay Inslee: “And in making these arguments, I don't think any of us are apologetic for the fact that our constituents and families…”

On the recordJune 19, 2008
And in making these arguments, I don't think any of us are apologetic for the fact that our constituents and families have been very active in the Boeing Company. My uncles and cousins, I remember my best friend growing up in south Seattle, his dad had the job of breaking Boeing airplanes. And his job was to try to figure out what you had to do to break a Boeing airplane. And when you were a kid growing up, to think that your job was to get to blow up things was pretty fun.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the impact of Boeing on local families and communities.

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