On the recordJuly 30, 2013
This hearing is surreal. It ought to be about jobs not about poverty because if everybody had a job there would not be any poverty.
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congress.govThis hearing is surreal. It ought to be about jobs not about poverty because if everybody had a job there would not be any poverty.
McDermott criticizes the focus on poverty instead of job creation in hearings.
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