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Cynthia Lummis: “So my question is since that is just one example of a cost per job, do you think that is an adequate return on taxpayer…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
So my question is since that is just one example of a cost per job, do you think that is an adequate return on taxpayer dollars?
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Lummis questions the effectiveness of youth job programs based on high costs per job.

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