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On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
What State would you suggest they go to where they could find a program that would meet the needs of a middle-class couple that is being crushed by this economy of 9.2 percent unemployment?
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott questions where struggling families can find support in a tough economy.

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