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Patty Murray: “I have not seen any analysis that shows a job increase as a result of this bill. And I think that what we are hearing--a…”

On the recordJune 26, 2017
I have not seen any analysis that shows a job increase as a result of this bill. And I think that what we are hearing--a lot of us--is the job losses. To me that is really deeply disconcerting.
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray expresses concern over job losses related to the proposed bill.

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