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On the recordOctober 5, 2009
U.S. exports now support six million jobs in the manufacturing sector and nearly one million jobs in the agricultural sector.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller points out the job support provided by U.S. exports.

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