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Gwen Moore: “I was here when Barak Obama raised his hand and was sworn in, and we were losing 700,000 jobs a month and our economy…”

On the recordApril 3, 2017
I was here when Barak Obama raised his hand and was sworn in, and we were losing 700,000 jobs a month and our economy was in free-fall.
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Moore recalls the economic challenges faced during Obama's inauguration.

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